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12 October 2023  
(23-6846) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
National Radio Research Agency (RRA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from abov e:  
Documents are available from the RRA website, also available from:  
767 Bitgaram -ro, Naju -si, Jeollanam -do 
Republic of Korea 58323  
Tel: (+82) 61 338 4711  
Fax: (+82) 61 338 4719  
E-mail: kimjh777@korea.kr  
Homepage: http://www.rra.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  EMC 
(Electromagnetic Compatibility) equipments subject to conformity assessment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
amendment of notification on Conformity Assessment of Broadcasting and 
Communication Equipments; (21 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  o Easing the exemption confirmation process for equipment 
subject to conformity assessment exemption (Article 19, new paragraph 4, No. 5)  
- Improvements have bee n made to enable exemption from import requirements without 
a conformity assessment exemption confirmation procedure for equipment brought into 
the country for the purpose of re -export.  
o Improved clarification of classification system for equipment subjec t to conformity 
assessment (Annex 1, complete revision No. 11)  
- Provide judgment information and reorganize the classification system to clearly 
determine whether target equipment in the unclear and ambiguous electromagnetic 
compatibility field.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Elimination of administrative burden and clarification of eligibility for 
conformity assessment  G/TBT/N/KOR/1175  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
RRA Public Notice No. 2023 -85 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 June 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5315 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.kn owtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KOR/23_12956_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KOR/23_12956_01_x.pdf  
 