REPUBLIC OF KOREA: ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND MATERIALS The following notification has been received in Gatt document TBT/Notification G/95.171 dated 7 June 1995. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Republic of Korea. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Industrial Advancement Administration (IAA). 3. Notified under Article 2.10.1. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electrical appliances and materials. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Revision of the ``Regulation concerning the marking of electrical appliances and materials''. 6. Description of Content: The regulation requiring that operating instructions be written on the product itself, in the Korean language only, has been abolished. In principle, however, safety information should be provided in a Korean language manual. In addition, the labelling requirements concerning electrical appliances and materials which fall within categories 1 and 2 of the administrative regulation of the act were also moderated by reducing the number of marking items irrelevant to consumer safety. 7. Objective and rationale: Facilitating trade in electrical appliances and materials. 8. Relevant documents: The Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: In force since 8 May 1995. 10. Final date for comments: N/A. 11. Texts available from: National Enquiry Point (X) or address and telefax number of other body: International Cooperation Division, Bureau of International Cooperation, Industrial Advancement Administration, Tel.: 82-2-503-7938 or 82-2-503-2511, Fax: 82-2-504-5282 or 82-2-503-7941. (171)

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