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6 December 2022  
(22-9069) 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:   
Korea Forest Service (KFS)  
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 above:   
189, C heongsa -ro, seo -gu, 
Daejeon, 35208  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 42 481 4085  
E-mail: forest20g@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.forest.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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 addition, where applicable):  Sawn 
Timber  
5. Title, number o f pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendment of "Standard and Specification of Wood Products"; (169 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:   
1. Reducing number of grading inspection for general use lumber from every lumber to 
sampled lumber in a lot  
2. Clarifying a certification organization for moisture content measurement method except 
oven-drying method  
3. Adding Korean industrial Standards related to sawn lumber as references  
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality management of timber products; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
National Institute of Forest Science Announcement 2022 -176 (DEC 2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/KOR/1120  
 
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  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, 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5521  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_8300_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_8300_01_x.pdf  
 