Korea EK Certification South Korea's mandatory electrical product safety certification system

Certification Introduction:

South Korea's mandatory electrical product safety certification system (EK certification) began in 1974, and its purpose is to prevent electrical appliances from hazards such as fire, electric shock and malfunction. The model of EK certification was originally the "Type Approval System", which is a certification system in which the government issues a type approval certificate to the product and supervises the market according to the certification application and the test report issued by the authorized laboratory. In 1997, the Korean government promulgated "The Electric Appliance Safety Control Act", and the type approval directly carried out by the government was changed to be implemented by an authorized certification body. On September 7, 1999, South Korea promulgated Act 6019, which revised the Electric Appliance Safety Control Act, and came into effect on July 1, 2000. The newly revised regulations have made improvements in strengthening the safety control of production and use of electrical appliances, and the safety standards used are harmonized with EC international standards, thereby promoting the implementation of the mutual recognition agreement for conformity assessment.

Under the new law, the EK mark is managed by the Bureau of Technology and Standards (KATS) of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE, the former Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy MOCIE), and from the date of implementation, authorized the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) and the Korea Electronics Testing Institute (KET) is a national certification body. The main differences between the new Act and the old Act are as follows: