KOR/1134
WTO/TBT
KR Corée du Sud
  • 29 - Électrotechnique
  • 97 - Équipement ménager et commercial, Loisirs, Sports
2023-06-12
2023-04-14

Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products (Repurposed Battery)

Proposed amendment to the ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY CONTROL ACT; (21 page(s), in Korean)

KATS proposes amendments to the Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act. The main modification is as below.

- (Designation Criteria) Defines the designation requirements of the inspection agency necessary for conducting safety inspections, such as organization/work system, personnel/facility requirements, etc. (Articel 14-2)

- (Penalty surcharge) Establish grounds for imposing a surcharge in cases where there is a concern about user inconvenience due to inspection agency business suspension (Article 14-3)

- (Fine) Establish grounds for levying fines for violations of the law by safety inspection institutions and manufacturers (table 3)

- (Reorganization of fee standards) Simplification of the fee system, such as product inspection fee calculation based on actual cost calculation details such as test labor cost, material cost, depreciation cost, etc. (table 2)

- (Compensation Liability) Establish detailed standards for insurance subscription amount to compensate for damages caused by poor inspections such as intention or negligence of inspection agencies (Article 14-4)

- (Order to suspend sales) Recall of illegal/defective products (Article 15)

- (Other system maintenance) Reorganization of existing systems such as delegation and consignment in accordance with the expansion of products subject to safety management (electrical appliances subject to safety inspection) (Articel 18, 20)