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WTO notification · TBT

South KoreaProposed measure, not in force yet

Road vehicles – South Korea

Official title

Electric vehicle conductive charging system — Part 23: DC electric vehicle charging station(KC 61851-23)

South Korea notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 3 July 2026. The comment period closed on 1 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

EV charger, Electric vehicle supply equipment

Notifying member
South Korea(Korea, Republic of)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Harmonization
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/KOR/1363
ICS classification
  • 43.120 Electric road vehicles

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 1 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 1 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/KOR/1363; it can take them up with South Korea.

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What the notification says

Harmonization with international standards(IEC 61851-23)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from South Korea

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    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/855Comments until 5 January 2027

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    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1387Comments until 3 January 2027

  3. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Partial Amendment Notice (Draft) of Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods (Advance Notice No. 2026-513, 23 October 2026)

    The proposed amendments seek to: A. Strengthening common manufacturing standards for functional ingredients (Draft Articles 2.1.3 and 2.2.3) - Establish specifications for the use of mixed functional ingredients and other ingredients to prevent misuse and side effects and ensure safe intake by…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/854Comments until 3 January 2027

  4. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Partial Amendment Notice (Draft) of Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods (Advance Notice No. 2026-512, 23 October 2026)

    The proposed amendments seek to: A. Reorganization of the structural framework of the Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods (Draft Articles I.2, I.3, I.4, I.5, II.1, II.2, II.3, II.4, II.6, and [Annex 4]) The provisions for 'Collection and Handling of Test Samples' were…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/853Comments until 3 January 2027

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