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26 March 2021  
(21-2524) 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:  Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF)  
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 different from ab ove:  
International Commerce and Trade Division,  
Government Complex Sejong 94, Dasome 2 -Ro, Sejong -city, Korea  
Tel. +82 44 200 5383  
Fax. +82 44 200 5390  
Email: wtomof@korea.kr   
Website: www.mof.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):  Diuron or 
diuron -included antifouling agents  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of Partial 
Amendment to Enforcement Regulation of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
(56 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Descri ption of content:  The amendment is designed to newly establish Paragraph 2 
under Article 5 ( Harmful Antifouling Agents ) additionally designating diuron or diuron -
included antifoulants as harmful antifouling agents.  
7. Objective and rationale, including t he nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Republic of Korea takes a regulatory measure to put diuron or diuron -
included antifoulants on the list of harmful antifouling agents to join a global attempt to 
forbid the use of the substance as an antifo ulant out of its potential risk to the 
environment. The measure would help sea water to be pollution -free; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• MOF Public Notice No. 2021 -168 (20 January 2021)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 years after adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/KOR/955  
 
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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  
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_2239_00_x.pdf  
 