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22 February 2021  
(21-1469) 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:  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
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 differ ent from above:   
Consumer and Children's Product Safety Division  
Bureau of Product Safety Policy  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun,  
Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5574  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5677  
E-mail: consumer1@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.kats.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):  Children's 
product  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A draft revision 
of safety  criteria for children's product (41 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Concentration of Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) have been 
included in safety criteria of children's product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems where 
applicable:  Consumer safety (Article 17, 22 and 25 of the Special Act on Safety of 
Children's Products) ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• MOTIE Public Notice No. 2021 -0052 (25 January 2021)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2021 or later  
Proposed date of entry into force:  June 2021 or later  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/KOR/944  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
369-811 
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_1296_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_1296_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_1296_02_x.pdf  
 