1. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - Korea
IEC
JTC1
ISO
OIML
PASC
APLMF
APEC/
SCSC
ILAC
APLAC
MKE
Ministry of Knowledge Energy
KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme)
KATS
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
KAS (Korea Accreditation System)
IAF
PAC
KAB (Korea Accreditation Board)
WTO/TBT
Inquiry point
KSA (Korea Standards Association)
KRISS (Korea Research Institute of Standards & Science)
BIPM
KCC
Korea communication Commission
APMP
ITU
TTA (Telecommunications Technology Association)
FAO
MIFAFF
Ministry for food, Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
KFRI (Korea Food Research Institute)
Codex
Inquiry point
MIHWFA
Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs
WTO/SPS
Regional
Government
International
Non-Government

2. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - Korea
Ministry of Knowledge Energy (MKE)
Promoting and assisting international trade & industry.
Creating an efficient, stable supply and demand structure to achieve smooth transition to a more energy-effective, environmentally-friendly economic structure
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Administers the national standards system by drafting and enforcing standards related laws and regulations.
Administers the establishment and distribution of Korean Industrial Standards (KS)
Represents Korea at International organizations such as ISO, IEC, PASC, OIML, APLMF, etc.
Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)
Provides national accreditation for competent laboratories and inspection bodies
Korea Accreditation System (KAS)
Provides accreditation for product certification bodies
Korea Accreditation Board (KAB)
Accredits certification/training bodies for Quality/Environmental Management Systems

3. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - Korea
Korea Standards Association (KSA)
Responsible for the sales of KS standards and perform KS mark certification
Supports standardization related activities
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)
Establishes and disseminates national measurement standards
Represents Korea at BIPM and APMP
Korea communication Commission (KCC)
Administrates overarching laws and regulations related to the Information and Communication Industry
Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)
Establishes TTA standards in the field of telecommunications, information technology, Radio Communication & broadcasting
Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI)
Administers the establishment of KS standards in the field of food products

4. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - Korea
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The information contained in this presentation was compiled by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in collaboration with its public and private sector members and also with its international partners. The primary purpose of the chart is to attempt to portray, in high-level, block diagram form, the entities of the standards and conformity assessment systems of the particular economy and their primary inter-relationships and relationships to international and regional organizations – all on one slide.
While many organizations have many subdivisions, only those subdivisions most directly related to standards and conformity assessment are shown.
The chart is one perspective of the systems, with emphasis on identification and representation of the various entities. The chart would look different if the entities were drawn proportional to their relative work volumes in the systems, or if they were drawn proportional to their respective standards and conformity assessment revenues or budgets.
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