South Korea Amends Safety Standards for Children’s Products (Leather Products, Textile Products for Children and Infants)

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has published two notifications amending safety standards for children’s products subject to supplier’s declaration of conformity.

The notifications are as follows:

1. MOTIE Notification No. 2018-031 Notification on the Revision of Safety Standards for Children’s Products subject to Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity

This notification establishes the following:

• Annex 1 – Leather Products for Children — Safety Standards for Children’s Products subject to Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity
• Annex 15 – Textile Products for Children — Safety Standards for Children’s Products subject to Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity

The major amendments are:

• Name change according to the other law (“Electric goods and household goods safety management law”) enactment
• Application of final grace period of the whole Annex
• Addition of supplemental information and instructions for improving the understanding of the complainant

2. MOTIE Notification No. 2018-032 Notification on the Revision of Safety Standards for Children’s Products subject to Safety Confirmation

The notification amends Annex 1 – Textile Products for Infant — Safety Standards for Children’s Products subject to Safety Confirmation, with the following revisions:

• Name change according to the other law (“Electric goods and household goods safety management law”) enactment
• Application of final grace period of the whole Annex
• Addition of supplemental information and instructions for improving the understanding of the complainant

The two notifications were enforced on March 5th, 2018.

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