South Korea: New updates to the radio devices conformity assessment

 

South Korea has published a Draft amendment of notification on Conformity Assessment of Broadcasting and Communication Equipment.  It makes changes to the current conformity assessment for radio devices.

As the Radio Waves Act (the main act of the radio/wireless law in South Korea) was revised, details delegated by the Enforcement Decree of the Act were stipulated, such as the introduction of a self-conformity confirmation system to alleviate the burden on companies, the obligation to report and correct nonconforming equipment for consumer protection, the basis for designation and agency matters of domestic agents, and the simplification of conformity assessment indications.

The detailed upcoming changes are:

• Establishment of detailed procedures and reclassification of target equipment following the introduction of a self-conformity confirmation system (new Article 11, 12 / Article 18, new paragraph 4·5 / Article 27, new paragraph 3 /new Annex Form No.21/revision Attached Table 1)
  • New procedures and methods for writing, disclosure, document storage, change, and termination of self-conformity confirmation equipment and reclassification of target equipment
• Establishment of detailed procedures for reporting and correcting nonconforming equipment (new Article 25 / new Annex Form No.22~24)
  • In cases where major defects in equipment that have undergone a conformity assessment are recognized, new procedures and methods for reporting nonconformity, submitting action plans and results such as correction and collection, and disclosing information on nonconforming equipment, etc.
• Designation of a domestic agent for an overseas manufacturer and clarification of agency matters, etc. (revision Article 30)
  • Clarify the basis for designation of a domestic agent for conformity assessment and agency matters and establish a new procedure to change the designated domestic agent.
• Revision of conformity assessment marking method (complete revision Attached Table 5)
  • When indicating that a conformity assessment has been received, it had to be indicated on both the equipment and packaging, but the marking method has been simplified so that it can be indicated on the equipment or packaging.
• Currentization of related provisions and reorganization of attached forms in accordance with revision of radio wave laws, etc. (revision Article 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13~24, 26~32 / revision Attached Table 4, 6, 7 / revision Annex Form No.1, 4, 5, 6, 8~10~13, 17~20)

Currentization of article numbers and related forms according to revision of radio waves laws and new notice provisions, etc.

To find out more about radio compliance and product compliance in South Korea, please contact the Product Compliance Institute directly.