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WORLD TRADEG/TBT/N/KOR/692ORGANIZATION16 November 2016(16-6296)Page:1/2Committee on Technical Barriers to TradeOriginal:EnglishNOTIFICATIONThe following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6Notifying Member:REPUBLIC OF KOREAIf applicable,name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):2.Agency responsible:Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)93 Isu-ro Maengdong-myeonEumseong-gun Chungcheongbuk-do27737,Republic of KoreaTel.:(+82)438705444Fax:(+82)438705676E-mail:tbt@korea.krWebsite:http://www.kats.go.krName and address (including telephone and fax numbers,email and websiteaddresses,if available)of agency or authority designated to handle commentsregarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:3.Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 ]5.6.2 ]5.7.1 ]other:Products covered(HS or CCCN where applicable,otherwise national tariff heading.ICS numbers may be provided in addition,where applicable):Electrical appliancesand industrial products5.Title,number of pages and language(s)of the notified document:Draft of OperationBulletin of Electrical Appliances and Industrial Products Safety Control Act (364 pages,inKorean)6Description of content:Prescribes how to issue the safety certification of the products which has KScertification.Modifies the term "fuse and fuse holder"to "fuse"and "circuit breakers forequipment"to "circuit breakers"in order to prevent the confusion.Separates the "control circuit switch"to "switches from appliances"in order tocorrespond with international standard.Considers the law risk of working voltage and fairness of safety control level,electrocutor using battery will be transferred from the scope of Safety Confirmationto Self-Regulation Safety Confirmation.Describes the detail of Safety Control Industrial Products which is regulated in theamendment of enforcement rule and prescribes the criteria of the derivative modelthat is now provided in Safety Standard.Any other details of this draft are in the KATS Public Notice No.2016-308(11 November 2016).Objective and rationale,including the nature of urgent problems whereapplicable:Consumer protection