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27 August 2020  
(20-5887) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  27 August 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Title: Amendment of Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety 
Control Act  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 14 August 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
http://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?menuId=1&que ry=%EC%A0%84%EA%B8%B0%EC%9
A%A9%ED%92%88#undefined  
http://www.law.go.kr/admRulSc.do?menuId=5&query=%EC%A0%84%EA%B8%B0%E
C%9A%A9%ED%92%88%20%EB%B0%8F%20%EC%83%9D%ED%99%9C%EC%9A
%A9%ED%92%88%20%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EA%B4%80%EB%A6%AC%EB%
B2%95%20%EC%9A%B4%EC%9A%A9%EC%9A%94%EB%A0%B9#liBgcolor0  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/final_measure/20_5168_00_
x.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/final_measure/20_5168_01_
x.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/final_measure/20_5168_ 02_
x.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  AGENCY: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/KOR/885/Add.1  
 
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  ACTION: Final rules  
SUMMARY: KATS amended rules for exemption from electrical appliance safety verification for 
medical devices with electrical safety and adjustment of safety management level for power tools 
(mitigation of management level from items subject of 'safety certification' to items subject of 'safety 
verification').  
DATES: These final ru les are effective on 14 August 2020.  
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