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Government Legislation

  • Amendment to Electrical Appliances Safety Specification (KC 60335-2-80)
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2021-05-07
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2021-07-07

(1) Reasons for Proposal

Update safety specifications to comply with an international agreement for electrical appliances safety management (WTO/TBT, IECEE)

(2) Major Provisions

A. Applicable electrical appliances safety specifications

Number

Safety specification number

Safety specification name

1

KC 60335-2-7

Individual requirements on washing machines

2

KC 60335-2-23

Individual requirements on electrical appliances for skin or hair grooming

3

KC 60335-2-80

Individual requirements on electric fans

4

KC 60598-1

Lighting Part 1: General requirements and tests

B. Major amendments

¡  Update safety specifications to comply with an international agreement for electrical appliances safety management

- (KC 60335-2-7) Introduce the international standard IEC 60335-2-7 ed 8.0

- (KC 60335-2-23) Introduce the international standard IEC 60335-2-23 ed 6.1

- (KC 60335-2-80) Introduce the international standard IEC 60335-2-80 ed 3.0

- (KC 60598-1) Introduce the international standard IEC 60598-1 ed 8.0

For further details, see the website of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (www.kats.go.kr → Announcement & Notice)



Regulatory effect assessment
  • 전기용품 및 생활용품 안전관리법(규제영향분석서)_20210517.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 공고문(국가기술표준원 공고 제2021-0156호).hwp [download]