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16  February 2023  
(23-1114) 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:   
Railway Traffic Safety Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 
(MOLIT)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding t he notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
11, Doum 6 -ro, Sejong Special Self -governing City, 30103, Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 201 4604, 44 201 4608  
Fax: (+82) 44 201 5672  
email: dongho1@kore a.kr, yeju1101@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.molit.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 addition, where applicable):  Railroad 
vehicles to be operated in Korea  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
the technical regulations of rolling stocks; (18 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  [Amendment on the technical regulations of rolling stocks]  
1. Expansion of track running test subjects for bogie frames  
2. Added items to demonstrate the safety of drive units  
3. Change of measurement location of hardness test and criterion of residual stress 
for railway wheel  
4. Addition of new material for railway wheel  
5. Addition of test piece cutting location for railway axle  
6. Changes in acceptan ce criteria for mechanical properties and microstructure 
testing of axles  
7. Change of dimension inspection location for wheelset  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Enhancement of railway safety  G/TBT/N/KOR/1127  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
MOLIT Public Notice 2023 -97 (9 Feb 2023)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 July 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737, Republic of 
Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website : http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KOR/23_1131_00_x.pdf  
 