KATS / Korea, Republic of
Contact person
Ms. Ji-youn Ryu
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Consumer representation on policy and governance committees:
| Committee |
Representative(s) |
| ISO Committee on Consumer Policy |
Ms. Jai-ok Kim, COPOLCO chair |
| Korean mirror committee on consumer product safety |
Mr. Soo-il Jung, Academic Representative |
| Korean mirror committee on consumer product safety |
Ms. Kyung-ok Huh, Academic Representative |
| Korean mirror committee on consumer product safety |
Mr. Sung-rak Sohn, Consumer Representative |
| Korean mirror committee on consumer product safety |
Mr. Young-joo Hwang, Industry Representative |
| Consumers Korea (consumer advocacy group) |
Ms. Eun-sook Moon, Consumer Representative |
| Consumers Korea (consumer advocacy group) |
Ms. Vo-kyung Song, Consumer Representative |
Consumer representation on international and regional technical committees of priority interest for consumers:
| Child-related products (child restraints, child resistant packaging, children's furniture) |
| ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles |
Eun-Tae Kim, The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers |
| ISO/TC 122, Packaging |
You-seok, Lee, Korea Packaging |
| Personal security (including building security) |
| ISO/TC 61, Plastics |
Sun-woong Choi, Hannam university |
| Product safety (especially domestic appliances and water safety, protection against drowning) |
| IEC/TC 59, Performance of household and similar electrical appliances |
Kyoung-Sil Na, Consumers Union of Korea & Moo-Hoon Kang, Korea Consumer Agency |
| IEC/TC 61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances |
Chong-Koo Park, Korea Testing Laboratory |
| ISO/TC 188, Small craft |
Young-chan Lee, Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries |
| Nanotechnology |
| ISO/TC 229, Nanotechnologies |
Bin-ho Yoo, Korea Enviroment & Merchandise Testing Institute |
| Food safety |
| ISO/TC 34, Food products |
Yoon-hee Jung, Korea Consumer Agency |
| Accessibility issues (elderly and persons with disabilities) |
| ISO/TC 122, Packaging |
Myoung-hoon Lee, Korea Packaging System Institute |
| Environmental issues (EMS, energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, climate change) |
| ISO/TC 207, Environmental management |
In-suk Jung, Shalom International |
| Customer satisfaction and global market (protection of personal data, e-commerce, management systems) |
| ISO/TC 239, Project Committee: Network services billing |
Vo-kyung Song, Seoul women's university & Seo-hye Lee, Consumers Korea |
| ISO/TC 240, Project Committee: Product recall |
Kyung-ok Huh, Sungshin women's university |
| Contraceptive devices |
| ISO/TC 157, Mechanical contraceptives |
Sung-hoon Kim, Unidus Corporation |
| Cosmetics |
| ISO/TC 217/WG 7, Sun protection test methods |
Sung-joon Moon, Amore Pacific, Inc. |
| Safety of household appliances |
| IEC/TC 23, Electrical accessories |
Kyoung-Tae Yoo, Korea Testing Institute |
| IEC/TC 34, Lamps and related equipment |
Mee-Ryoung Cho, Korea Institute of Lighting Technology |
| IEC/TC 35, Primary cells and batteries |
Seong-wook Um, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute |
National technical committees or mirror committees for ISO or IEC TCs:
| Committee |
Representative(s) |
| Mirror committee of ISO/TC 229 |
Dae-won Moon, Korea Research Institute Of Standards and Science |
Tools to support consumer participation in policy and technical work:
- Education materials
- Logistical support
Information on consumer-oriented standards, legislation and related issues:
- Web sites
Product Safety Portal System (link)
Korea Consumer Agency (link)
Consumers Korea (link)
