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National Standards Body:
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
National Metrology Institute: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)
National Legal Metrology Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Accreditation Bodies: Management Systems Certification: Korea Accreditation Board Korea Accreditation Board (KAB)
Laboratories: Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS) operated by KATS
Product Certification: Korea Accreditation System (KAS) operated by KATS
Trade Agreement with the US: U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement

Country Global Standards News

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Standards Services Releases Report on Contemporary National Standards System of Korea December 27, 2012 The report outlines Korea's current national standards system by addressing the three main pillars of national standards infrastructure –... by Dong-Geun Choi

Korea Content Now Available on ANSI's StandardsPortal August 24, 2009 The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the availability of new Korean content on the StandardsPortal, an online resource that... by Staff

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Proposed Regulations Impacting Trade and Exports

NIST is the home of the U.S. Inquiry Point to the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement. The Inquiry Point monitors TBT activity globally; its Notify U.S. database reports on proposed technical regulations and standards in advance of adoption and implementation.

Country	Notification	Topic	Date issued	Comment Deadline
Korea, Republic of	KOR/426	False eyelashes, etc. Korea, Republic of False eyelashes, etc. Lower the level of safety management(safety certification, self-regulatory safety confirmation and safety and quality mark) for 14 kinds of products including false eyelashes and exclude 4 kinds of items including household tools from products subject to safety management; Change the process for designating certification bodies and testing laboratories.	4/5/2013	6/5/2013
Korea, Republic of	KOR/424	Electrical appliances Korea, Republic of Electrical appliances With the intension of creating a new paradigm in safety system, we plan to move from the administrative regulation oriented safety management system to a self-regulatory safety management system by requiring manufacturers or suppliers to have self-regulate and maintain responsibility and by conducting post market surveillances to monitor the markets. The 11 items including laminators and air purifiers subject to the Safety Certification are going to fall within the scope of the Self-Regulation Safety Confirmation. The 21 items including video game consoles, and studying devices using audio and/or video currently subject to the Self-Regulation Safety Confirmation will be subject to the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity. With an aim to improve the subordinate statutes by eliminating unnecessary burdens to citizens, certification grounds for multi-functioning machines have been established and the mandatory period for storing the self-inspection results has been reduced from for more than 3 years to for a period of 3 years. The products requiring safety maintenance such as solvent recovering dryers and bedside lamps are newly added to the scope of the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.	4/5/2013	6/5/2013
Korea, Republic of	KOR/425	Cotton swabs Korea, Republic of Cotton swabs The safety criteria for cotton swabs subject to the safety and quality mark has been revised as follows: The phrase of "for household use" is deleted from the scope and exclusions from application including "for medical use" and "for industrial use" are added. *According to the Safety and Quality Mark System, manufacturers or importers should indicate labelling of safety or quality if their products are subject to Safety and Quality Mark.	4/5/2013	6/5/2013
Korea, Republic of	KOR/427	Telecommunications equipment and electrical appliances Korea, Republic of Telecommunications equipment and electrical appliances -Changing the name of organization from Korea Communications Commission to the Ministry of Science, ICT Future & Planning according to the revised Government Organization Act. (Act No.11690); -Changing the scope of derived model; -Simplication and unification labelling.	4/26/2013	6/26/2013
Korea, Republic of	KOR/428	Health Functional Food Products Korea, Republic of Health Functional Food Products This notification specifies mandatory labelling requirements for health functional foods; labels must include customer services telephone number (15772488) for reporting side-effects of health functional foods.	5/8/2013	7/8/2013

For full access to notifications, please visit Notify U.S.

Workshops and Events

Find information on upcoming and recent workshops and events for this country.

Workshop in Support of the Asia Pacific Partnership
Aug 27-31, 2007 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Electrical Safety Systems in the Asia-Pacific
Mar 26-30, 2001 (Gaithersburg, MD ) Event Organizer: National Institute of Standards and Technology

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World Guide to Standards Resources: REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Fast Facts

Country Global Standards News

In-Depth Standards Resources

Proposed Regulations Impacting Trade and Exports

Korea, Republic of

False eyelashes, etc.

Korea, Republic of

Electrical appliances

Korea, Republic of

Cotton swabs

Korea, Republic of

Telecommunications equipment and electrical appliances

Korea, Republic of

Health Functional Food Products

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