Hi Ron, My immediate interest is industrial battery chargers with outputs above the low voltage limits, but AFAIK, this information applies to electrical products that fall into 11 categories, which seem to be analogous to the categories for the EN standards.
Previously, the Korean process seemed to be that the product and documentation of previous approvals must be submitted to an acceptable body, plus payment. Each approval had to be owned by the factory. (So far unsubstantiated rumour >from our sales dep’t. says that each voltage output model was to be submitted for approval separately). The Korean Body would review, specify additional tests if necessary, perform an initial factory inspection, plus varying numbers of follow up inspections. If there was an MOU between your Korean body and your international approvals body, they could allow waiver of the factory inspections. There seem to be three marks: eK for products where approval is compulsory, K for voluntary, and S mark for industrial safety of industrial products, but I haven’t found a list of which types of products fit each category. www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/wkshop_march08_e/session1_e/rhyu_e.ppt <http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tb _e/wkshop_march08_e/session1_e/rhyu_e.ppt> This link is to a document from KATS(Korean Agency for Technology and Standards). It is evidently an Executive summary, but it seems to indicate that low risk products(AV and IT specifically noted) will no longer be subject to a Korean “Certification” process, but instead will have a “self-safety confirmation” as of Jan 01/09. It is not clear about what form the documentation the “SDOC” will take, or specifics of the products that will be allowed. I’ve also been using the IEC Korea links http://members.iecee.org/IECEE/IECEEMem ers.nsf/memberbody?Openform&cledoc=ADMN-6YNGBN and http://www.iec.ch/online_news/etech/arch_2008/etech_0708/ca_1.htm The KATS website was down yesterday, so I wasn’t able to access it, but it seems to be working today, so I will have myself a read. Best Regards, Brian C.(My other brother Brian) Brian Ceresney, CTech. Test and Regulatory Team Lead, Delta-Q Technologies Corp. Unit 3 - 5250 Grimmer Street Burnaby, BC Canada V5H 2H2 Tel: 604-327-8244 Ext.112 Fax: 604-327-8246 Cell: 778-839-9765 www.delta-q.com [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. From: Pickard, Ron [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: March 19, 2009 8:36 AM To: Brian Ceresney Cc: EMC-PSTC Subject: RE: Another interesting question - Korean Compliance Hi Brian, Please provide more detail. For which type of electrical product are you referring to (ITE, telecom, radio, power tools, etc)? Was this a result of Korean legislation? And, please provide the web reference(s) that you found with that information. We all look forward to your reply. Best regards, Ron Pickard Intermec Technologies Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 369-3142 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Ceresney Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:38 PM To: 'EMC-PSTC' Subject: Another interesting question - Korean Compliance Hello All, I am enjoying the current discussion regarding electro-magnetic bovine control systems, but Regulatory Compliance has once again reared its ugly head... My research on-line seems to infer that Korea has initiated a new self-declaration system for some types of electrical products, as of Jan. 01/09. It seems as if Safety and EMI requirements are still based on the IEC/EN, and the CISPR standards, however the real meat and potatoes details for both the old and the new systems are shadowy, and hard to nail down. I am having some difficulty in getting solid replies to queries about the Korean compliance system. Have any of you been involved in either the previous or the new systems? Is it possible to obtain an explanation of the details of the safety program(eg. exemptions, special requirements, installation rules, etc.) in English? I am primarily interested in power electronics, most notably battery chargers, but any basic working details would help. Thanks in Advance, Brian Ceresney, CTech. Test and Regulatory Team Lead, Delta-Q Technologies Corp. Unit 3 - 5250 Grimmer Street Burnaby, BC Canada V5H 2H2 Tel: 604-327-8244 Ext.112 Fax: 604-327-8246 Cell: 778-839-9765 www.delta-q.com [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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