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28 June 2023  
(23-4410) 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:   
Railway Traffic Safety Division at the 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 t he notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
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: dongho1@kore a.kr, yeju1101@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.molit.go.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):  Railroad 
constituents notified by MOLIT  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amend ment of 
the technical regulations for the railroad constituents; (76 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  [Amendment on the technical regulations for the railroad 
constituents]  
- Addition of IEC 62278, 62425, 62279 Conformity Assessment for AFTC(Audio Frequency 
Track Circuit) and , ABS(Automatic Block System).  
- Addition of optical communication type in addition to frequency type as information 
communication method of ABS.  
- Deletion of the requirement to apply anti -rust paint to brake disc.  
- Reflection of the latest revisions of ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 22163, which are international 
quality management standards referenced in TSMA(Technical Specifications for 
Manufacturer Approval).  
- Reflection of the abolition/change of the claus e number and title of the relevant laws or 
standards cited, and correction of minor typos and errors.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Enhancement of railway safety  G/TBT/N/KOR/1153  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
MOLIT Public Notice 2023 -739 (22 June 2023)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 November 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 November 2023  
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, R epublic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5315 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KOR/23_10629_00_x.pdf  
 