REPUBLIC OF KOREA: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND MATERIALS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.323. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: REPUBLIC OF KOREA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Korean National Institute of Technology and Quality (KNITQ). Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Household electrical appliances and wiring devices. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed Amendment to the Technical Criteria for Electrical Appliances and Materials. 6. Description of content: Revision of technical criteria for scores of household electrical appliances in harmony with IEC standards; revision of testing methods of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) for10 categories including wiring devices; revision of testing methods of Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMS) for eight categories including wiring devices. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety and consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: Electrical Appliance Safety Control Act. Official Gazette published by the Korean Government (3 June 1997). 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 October 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 October 1997. Some provisions will be effective later than 1 October 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 31 August 1997. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point or General Merchandise Safety Division, Department of Quality and Safety, Korean National Institute of Technology and Quality (KNITQ), Tel: 82-343-84-1565, FAX: 82-343-84-4387. (0191)

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