Hi All members, Now, Korean requirement seems to be main issue.
I would like to inform some information about Korean requirements to help our members in overseas countries. There are two korean government bodies for safety, EMC and telecom. One is Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy and the other is Ministry of Information and Communication. Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy was responsible for type approval and the standard is Korean standard. But, it was completely changed from July 1, 2000. Now Korean standard is same as IEC Standard, European standard. But the certified products by old Korean type approval is effective until the valid date of the certificate. You can also apply for new Korean Safety approval with old Korean standard for some years. the limit time you can apply for old standard is different for each product category. I think you are more familiar with IEC and EU standard, so you'd better to apply for new Korean standard. There is two test laboratory for new korean approval scheme. They will do Safety and EMC test(if necessary). They are Korea Testing Laboratory(KTL) and Korea Electric Testing Institute(KETI). There website is "http://www.ktl.re.kr"; and "http://www.keeti.re.kr"; for each lab. I preper to work with KTL because they are more business body, not Goverment body. The application for new Korean Safety approval has to be applied by manufacture. For foreign manufacture(applicant), you can use a representative. But all resposibility for the approval and follow-up management is on the manufacture. If the product was approved by manufacture, it can be sold by any importer. You also need to mark the approval mark. It is different for each lab. As The new standard is same as IEC and EU standards, the CB report(especially issued by EU CB body) is acceptable to KTL. But, I don't know if they accept the CB report from UL, CSA. You need to contact KTL to confirm. Also, the critical safety components are certified by IEC or EU standards. If you need more information, please contact KTL website or Mr. Song In-Sub (e-mail: [email protected]). Ministry of Information and Communication is resposible for EMC and type approval for telecom equipment. It makes the law. The laboratory for approval is Radio Research Laboratory(http://www.rrl.go.kr). RRL is responsible for EMC Compliance Registration and Type Approval for wireless telecom equipment. You need to contact RRL for approval. Also, they are many testing laboratories approved by RRL. For product covered by EMC Compliance Scheme, the products need to get EMC approval form RRL. For wireless telecom equipment, the products need to get get Safety approval, EMC and Telecom approval from RRL. RRL doesn't accept from test data from other source. Some product are need to get the approvals from RRL and KTL(or KETI) for some time. It is similiar to China and Japan. In the future, I think you need to get approval from only one lab because they are on the negotiation now. Thanks! Sang-Man Kim Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. Tel: +82-31-210-6318 Fax: +82-31-210-3324 E-mail: [email protected] I would like to get some advice on what is required to have products approved for sale in South Korea. Our equipment has been tested for Safety and EMC to Australian and European requirements. The Australian test house that performs the safety testing can generate CB reports for safety. Contrary to the advice of the CB website, our agent in Korea has been informed that we would have to completely re-test our equipment for both EMC and safety. Is this correct? The standards that we are currently certified to are as follows, Australia Safety - AS/NZS 3260 EMC - AS/NZS 3548 Europe Safety - EN60950 EMC - EN55022 and EN50082-1 This is my first e-mail to the group and I have to say that this forum has been most educational. Regards, Cameron O'Phee. Technical Officer. EMC & Safety Precompliance. Aristocrat Technologies Australia. Telephone : +61 2 9697 4420 Facsimile : +61 2 9663 1412 Mobile : 0418 464 016 ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
