South Korea - Proposed Revision of Three Electrical Appliance Safety Standards under the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act.

Business description

The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) announced a proposed revision of three electrical appliance safety standards under the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act.

The revision aims to partially amend mercury-related requirements for lighting equipment in order to comply with the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

The affected standards are KC 60968, KC 61195, and KC 61199, and the main change concerns the allowable mercury content in fluorescent lamps.

Source: KATS Notice No. 2026-158

Countries:

South Korea

Product categories:

Luminaires/LED

Technical aspects:

Chemical

Business fields:

P.03 Electrical

Regions:

Asia

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