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17 April 2020  
(20-3033) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if d ifferent from above:   
Railway Traffic Safety Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
(MOLIT)  
11, Doum 6 -ro, Sejong Special Self -governing City, 30103, Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 201 4604, 44 201 4608  
Fax: (+82) 44 201 5672  
email: sonys3559@korea.kr , kgh4602@korea.kr   
Website: http://www.molit.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Railway 
vehicles to be operated in Korea  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
the technical regulations of rolling stocks (35 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The requirements for the maintainability of rolling stock, which 
have been being applied to high speed rail rolling stock in  accordance with the 
international standards, will be expanded to all types of rolling stocks.  
The requirements for the reliability and availability of rolling stock, which have been being 
applied to high speed rail rolling stock in accordance with the int ernational standard, will 
be expanded to all types of rolling stocks.  
Conformity assessment for entire life cycle of the train control devices (On -board signaling 
equipment), such as manufacturing, maintenance, operation and so on, have to be 
performed in accordance with the international standards.  
7. Objective and ration ale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Enhancement of railway safety; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
MOLIT Public Notice 2020 -492 (8 April 2020)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 June 2020  G/TBT/N/KOR/890  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO TBT Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737, Republic of 
Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website : http://www.knowtbt.kr   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_2723_00_x.pdf  
 