WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.201
30 April 1999
(99-1770)
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:  Ministry of Construction and Transportation (MOCT)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [ X ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of the
Enforcement Decree of the Motor Vehicle Management Act (2 pages, available in Korean.)
6. Description of content:  The safety compliance test threshold for motor vehicles will be
raised from 1,000 units to 1,500 units per model per calendar year.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Facilitation of manufacturing or importing motor vehicles
8. Relevant documents:  Government Gazette No. 14095 dated 31 December 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Adopted on 31 December 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:  Effective 31 December 1998
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           