WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.494
6 October 1999
(99-4185)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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)          
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):   Inline roller-skates
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety Inspection
Criteria for Inline Roller-Skates (6 pages, in Korean)          
6. Description of content:   The safety inspection criteria for inline roller-skates will be
revised as follows:
Items Current Amendment (Draft)
Classification ofsize(1)  The length of footwear
below 230mm
(2)  The length of footwear
from 230mm to 
260 mm
(3)  The length of footwear
above 260mm(1)  The length of footwear
below 260mm
(2) The length of footwear
above 260mm
Test item
Compressivestrength while
travelling
Compressive
strength while
stationaryThe length of footwear  Load
Below 230mm 392NFrom 230mm
to 260mm 588N
Above 260mm 784N
Below 230mm              2744N
From 230mm to
260mm                         4116N
Above 260mm             5488NThe length of footwear   Load
Below 260mm                588NAbove 260mm                784N
Below 260mm              4116N
Above 260mm              5488N
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety of the product          
8. Relevant documents:   These criteria will be made public in the Official Gazette published
by the Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 November 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 November 1999          
10. Final date for comments:   14 November 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           