WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.114
29April 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1631)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: NITAQ (National Institute forTechnology andQuality)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Carpets
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Change ofItems
Subject toImport Inspection
6. Description ofcontent: Theinspection ofimported carpets prior tocustoms clearance is
tobeabolished andreplaced byinspection during market distribution, following customs
clearance.
7. Objective andrationale: Toeliminate technical barriers tothetrade ofcarpets.
8. Relevant documents: Legal basis: Enforcement Regulation oftheQuality Management
Promotion Act
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 22May1996
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 22May1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: International Cooperation andMetrology Division
National Institute ofTechnology andQuality (NITAQ)
1599 Kwanyang-Dong, Anyang, Kyunggi-Do
Republic ofKorea
Tel.: 82-343-84-1861
Fax: 82-343-84-6077