一、Introduction to Certification

In order to enable consumers to have a clearer understanding of the certification marks on the purchased products and to reduce the various certification costs borne by product manufacturers, the Korea Institute of Technology and Standards (KATS) announced on August 20, 2008 that it will The new certification system KC (Korea Certification) certification will be implemented on the 1st. The plan has been implemented first in the Ministry of Knowledge Economy since July 2009, and is expected to be extended to all sectors by the end of 2010. The implementation plan of the KC mark is as follows: December 2008: Amend the Basic Law of National Standards and its enforcement orders; July 2009: The Ministry of Knowledge Economy began to implement and adopt the national unified KC mark; January 2009 to December 2010: Amend the laws related to standard certification; January 2011: Apply the KC mark to all certifications.

二、application process