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30 November 2021  
(21-9005) 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:   
Electrical & Telecommunications Product Safety Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards  
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy  
 
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43  870 5443  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5676  
E-mail: psd0@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.kats.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Auxiliaries 
for lamps – Starting devices (other than glow starters)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Technical 
Regulations for Electrical and Telecommunication Products and Components: Auxiliaries 
for lamps – Starting devices (other than glow starters) – performance requirements (KC 
60927) (33 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Auxiliaries for lamps – Starting devices (other than glow 
starters) – performance requirements (KC 60927)  will be harmonized with relevant 
international standards (IEC 60927). The main modification is as below.  
 - Added the requirements (clause 7. 3. Endurance test)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
KATS Public Notification No.2021 -0345 (Nov 15, 2021),  
IEC 60927  G/TBT/N/KOR/1021  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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  
27737  
+(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_7426_00_x. pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_7426_01_x.pdf  
 