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Government Legislation

  • All Amendments to the Technical Standards for the Type Approval of Fire Extinguishing Agents and Product Inspection
    • Competent Ministry : National Fire Agency
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2023-02-22
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2023-03-14

1. Reasons for Amendment 

This amendment aims to improve and supplement technical standards, such as establishing new test standards to improve the quality of fire extinguishing agents.



2. Major Provisions

A. Remove acid alkali, reaction type, and dry powder/reinforced fire extinguishing agents (Article 5 and Article 6 (2) and (3))


B. Introduce the temperature rise test and dielectric strength test for powder fire extinguishing agents (Article 7 subparagraphs 9 and 10)


C. Use alternative standards following the abolition of KS standards (Article 12 3 (a))

- KS A 1602 (steel drum) → KS T 1076 (steel drum for liquid)


D. Add importer name (Article 13 (1) 4)


E. Introduce the durability test for sticker-type nameplates (Article 13 (2))

- Nameplate exposure test: 10 days at 80℃ and 48-hour immersion at 20℃ 

- Nameplate attachment test: adhesion over 0.18 N/mm

- Nameplate wear test: 500 repetitions using water with 18 N load


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 소화약제의 형식승인 및 제품검사의 기술기준(규제영향분석서)_20230213.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • (소방청 공고 제2023-30호) 소화약제의 형식승인 및 제품검사의 기술기준 일부개정안.hwp [download]