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Notifying Member: Republic of Korea

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)

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:

Consumer Product Safety Division

Bureau of Product Safety Policy

Korean Agency for Technology and Standards

93, Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon, Eumseong-gun

Chungcheongbuk-do, 27737

Republic of Korea

Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5451

Fax: (+82) 43 870 5677

E-mail: consumer1@korea.kr

Website: http://www.kats.go.kr

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Sticks for the elderly

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: A draft revision for Safety and Quality Mark Criteria for Sticks for the Elderly's Notice (14 pages, in Korean)

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Description of content: A draft revision for Safety and Quality Mark Criteria for Sticks for the Elderly's Notice has been revised as follows:

·                According to the safety requirement of sticks, bending, compressive weight, frictional resistance of the rubber tip and the material of sticks are required.

·                According to the Safety and Quality Mark System, manufacturers or importers should indicate labelling of safety or quality if their products are subject to Safety and Quality Mark.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:

·                Protection of consumer safety

·                Article 22 of the Quality Management and Safety Control of Industrial Products Act

·                Quality requirements; Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents: KATS Public Notice No. 2015-326

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Proposed date of adoption: December 2015 or later

Proposed date of entry into force: July 2016 or later

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

WTO 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 5525

Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682

E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr

Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/KOR/15_4200_00_x.pdf