1. Reason for revision

As the revision of the Radio Waves Act is scheduled to be implemented (July 24, 2024), it is designed to provide detailed standards for calculating the compensation of losses for each type of civil damages that may occur due to the use of devices for blocking radio waves, while mitigating the pre-regulation of the conformity assessment by providing organizations that can conduct tests under the newly introduced self-conformity verification system, the items of information that the self-conformity verifiers must disclose on the Internet, the information that must be indicated on equipment or packaging, and the provisions on guidelines related to fines and administrative penalties, etc. It is also designed to strengthen ex-post regulation by providing detailed procedures and penalty standards for reporting non-conformities, the obligation to submit documents related to the designation of a domestic agent and administrative penalty standards, and standards for imposing penalties in lieu of a business suspension of the testing organizations.

2. Main contents

a. It stipulates the calculation standards and procedures for compensation of losses caused by the use of illegal drone signal jammers (Article 53-4, Appendix 5-2).

b. It stipulates such as procedures and methods of the self-conformity verification system introduced to ease the burden of certification of the companies (Articles 77-3 to 77-6, Article 117-2, Article 119, Article 123, Appendix 23, and Appendix 28).

1) It proposes provisions on the equipment and materials that are subject to self-conformity verification, organizations that can conduct tests independently, document-based control, procedures and methods of disclosure, etc.

2) It proposes a mitigation of the administrative penalties in cases where violations related to conformity assessment are minor and are not caused by willful intent or gross negligence.

c. It is designed to complement the Enforcement Decree of the Radio Waves Act in accordance with the revisions to the Act, including the administration of testing laboratories for consumer protection, the reporting of nonconformities, and the designation of agents (Article 77-9, Article 77-11, Article 77-12, Article 77-14, Article 77-16, Article 97-3, Articles 120 to 123, Appendix 14-3, Appendices 23 to 24, Appendix 27-2, and Appendix 28).

1) It expands the means of information disclosure on designated testing laboratories (Government gazette → Government gazette and Internet), provides the grounds for administrative penalties, including those for failure to prepare test grounds, and provisions on penalties imposed in lieu of business suspension in order to protect users, etc.

2) It proposes provisions on the procedures for reporting nonconformities, the imposition of fines, the abatement and exemption of administrative dispositions, etc.

3) It clarifies the documents to be submitted for the designation of domestic agents of overseas manufacturers and administrative dispositions in cases of false designation.

4) It provides criteria for imposing penalties in lieu of suspension of a testing entity.