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Government Legislation

  • Pre-Announcement of Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2022-09-16
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2022-11-16

1. Reasons for Amendment

A. Expand the scope of electric vehicle chargers subject to safety control ([Table 1], [Table 4])

B. Clarify meaning by rephrasing terminology for the scope subject to control ([Table 1], [Table 3], [Table 4], [Table 13])

C. Delete and add items in accordance with relaxed safety control standards ([Table 4], [Table 5], [Table 13])

 


2. Major Provisions

A. Expand the scope of safety control for electric vehicle chargers subject to safety verification (rated input 200kVA → rated output 500kVA)

B. Rephrase terminology (“rated capacity” → “rated output”) for the scope of control of products whose nature is to supply power (transformers, power converters, electric vehicle chargers, etc.)

C. Delete DC electric heating pads and foot warmers from the list of items subject to safety verification and add to the list of items subject to the supplier’s declaration of conformity

 


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 전기용품 및 생활용품 안전관리법 시행규칙(규제영향분석서)_20220905.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 01_공고문(산업통상자원부 공고 제2022-669호).hwp [download]