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19 September 2022  
(22-6871) 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- 870-5445 
Fax: (+82) 43 -870-5676 
Email: psd0@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
Appliances and Consumer Products(Lithium Battery for Energy Storage System)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Operation Bulletin of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer 
Products Safety Control Act "; (3 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  KATS proposes amendments to the Operation Bulletin of the 
Electrical Applian ces and Consumer Products Safety Control Act . The main modification is 
as below.  
- Relaxation of detatiled standards for model classification(Annex 10)  
- Including MOSFET to safety management parts(Annex 20)  
- Updating the status of safety standards(Annex 25) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
KATS Public Notification No.2022 -0263 (16 Sep 2022)  G/TBT/N/KOR/1102  
 
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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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5521 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_6240_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_6240_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_6240_02_x.pdf  
 