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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/38
27 August 2002
(02-4580)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
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 Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Address:  2 Joongang-dong, Kwachon-city, Kyunggi-do, Rep. of Korea
Tel: +82 2 509 7399/7400
Fax: +822 2 503 7977
Email: standard@ats.go.krHomepage: http://www.ats.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):   Lifejackets for
recreational purposes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed
amendments in Safety Inspection Criteria of lifejackets for recreational purposes (available
in Korean)
6. Description of content:   The Safety Inspection Criteria of lifejackets for recreational
purposes will be amended in harmonization with the technical requirements in the European
Personal Protective Equipment Directive (89/686/EEC)
Amended safety inspection criteria will be composed of two parts and describe safety
requirements of three types of lifejackets – type A, B and C.
- Part 1: Type B- Lifejacket that has a buoyancy of no less than 100N for the
average adult and is intended for use in relatively sheltered waters.
- Type C – Lifejacket that has a buoyancy of no less than 150N for the
average adult and intended for use offshore or in rough weather.
- Part 2: Type A – Lifejacket that has a buoyancy of no less than 50N for the
average adult (Buoyancy Aids) and is intended for use in sheltered waters
when help is close at hand and the user is a swimmer; in circumstances
where more bulky or buoyant devices would impair the user's activity or
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Article 11 of Quality Management and Industrial Products Safety Control Act
8. Relevant documents:   Official Gazette published by Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not determined
10. Final date for comments:   31 August 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Product Safety Division
Bureau of Conformity Assessment
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
#2, Jungang-dong, Kwachon-city Kyunggi-do
Republic of Korea 427-716
Tel: +82 2 507 7434
Fax: +82 2 507 6875