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South Korea (RRA) - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Test Methods For Conformity Assessment Change to KS Standards
The Korean Radio Research Agency (RRA) released new standards for KC EMC in their Announcement No. 2021-10 on February 8, 2021 as amendment to the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Test Methods for Conformity Assessment Notice No. 2015-110. The changes take effect three months after publication and thus the new standards will be mandatory from May 9, 2021.
For KC EMC approvals, it means that test reports on the technical requirements for electromagnetic compatibility will have to comply with and show the new standards in order to be accepted.
The amendment was issued to change some KN test methods in the annexes of the Notice on EMC Test Methods for Conformity Assessment to the National Standards (KS).
If you have products for which a KC EMC registration for electromagnetic compatibility is required we would be happy to support you with the registration under these new standards.
For products with radio technologies, KC EMC certification is also required to gain access to the South Korean market. This applies to products with radio technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID or other wireless communication technologies.
The following table provides a comparison between the old and new standards:
| Old standards | New standards |
|---|---|
| KN 16-1-1 | KS C 9816-1-1:2020 |
| KN 16-1-2 | KS C 9816-1-2:2020 |
| KN 16-1-3 | KS C 9816-1-3:2017 |
| KN 16-1-4 | KS C 9816-1-4:2020 |
| KN 16-1-5 | KS C 9816-1-5:2020 |
| KN 16-2-1 | KS C 9816-2-1:2020 |
| KN 16-2-2 | KS C 9816-2-2:2020 |
| KN 16-2-3 | KS C 9816-2-3:2020 |
| KN 16-2-4 | KS C 9816-2-4:2017 |
| KN 16-2-5 | KS C 9816-2-5:2020 |
| KN 61000-3-2 / KN 61000-3-12 | KS C 9610-3-2:2020 / KS C 9610-3-12:2020 |
| KN 61000-3-3 / KN 61000-3-11 | KS C 9610-3-3:2020 / KS C 9610-3-11:2017 |
| KN 61000-4-2 | KS C 9610-4-2:2017 |
| KN 61000-4-3 | KS C 9610-4-3:2017 |
| KN 61000-4-4 | KS C 9610-4-4:2020 |
| KN 61000-4-5 | KS C 9610-4-5:2020 |
| KN 61000-4-6 | KS C 9610-4-6:2020 |
| KN 61000-4-8 | KS C 9610-4-8:2017 |
| KN 61000-4-11 | KS C 9610-4-11:2020 |
| KN 61000-4-9 | KS C 9610-4-9:2019 |
| KN 61000-2-2 | KS C 9610-2-2:2017 |
| KN 61000-2-4 | KS C 9610-2-4:2017 |
| KN 11 | KS C 9811:2019 |
| KN 60601-1-2 | KS C IEC 60601-1-2:2007 |
| KN 60974-10 | KS C 9974-10:2020 |
| KN 60255-26 | KS C IEC 60255-26:2020 |
| KN 41 | KS C 9990:2017 |
| KN 301 489-51 | KS C 9995:2021 |
| KN 14-1 | KS C 9814-1:2020 |
| KN 14-2 | KS C 9814-2:2020 |
| KN 15 | KS C 9815:2019 |
| KN 61547 | KS C 9547:2020 |
| KN 60 | KS X 3141:2015 |
| KN 301 489-1 | KS X 3124:2020 |
| KN 301 489-17 | KS X 3126:2020 |
| KN 301 489-52 | KS X 3129:2020 |
| KN 301 489-6 | KS X 3128:2014 |
| KN 301 489-13 | KS X 3131:2014 |
| KN 301 489-5 | KS X 3127:2014 |
| KN 301 489-3 | KS X 3125:2020 |
| KN 301 489-9 | KS X 3130:2014 |
| KN 301 489-50 | KS X 3135:2020 |
| KN 301 489-18 | KS X 3132:2014 |
| KN 301 489-15 | KS X 3136:2014 |
| KN 301 489-2 | KS X 3137:2014 |
| KN 301 489-27 | KS X 3134:2014 |
| KN 301 489-32 | KS X 3138:2015 |
| KN 301 489-20 | KS X 3139:2014 |
| KN 62040-2 | KS C 9040-2:2017 |
| KN 60947 | KS C IEC 60947-1:2017 / KS C IEC 60947-2:2019 / KS C IEC 60947-4-1:2016 |
| KN 32 | KS C 9832:2019 |
| KN 35 | KS C 9835:2019 |
| KN 61800–3 | KS C 9800-3:2017 |
| KN 12015 | KS B 6955:2019 |
| KN 12016 | KS B 6945:2019 |
| KN 17 | KS X 3143:2020 |
| KN 61000-6-3 | KS C 9610-6-3:2017 |
| KN 61000-6-1 | KS C 9610-6-1:2019 |
| KN 61000-6-4 | KS C 9610-6-4:2017 |
| KN 61000-6-2 | KS C 9610-6-2:2019 |
| KN 100 | KS C 9991:2019 |
| KN 101 | KS C 9992:2019 |
| KN 160 | KS C 9993:2019 |
| KN 15194 | KS C 9994:2021 |