Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) is the government
standards organization
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization (SDO), or standards setting organization (SSO) is an organization whose primary function is developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpr ...
for
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It is part of the
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) is a ministry under the Government of South Korea. It is concerned with regulating some economic policy, especially with regard to the industrial and energy sectors. The ministry also works to e ...
.
It is authorized to regulate and manage the
legal measures of South Korea by the current Measures Act.
KATS is a member of the
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Ar ...
(ISO), as well as the
International Electrotechnical Commission
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; in French: ''Commission électrotechnique internationale'') is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and r ...
(IEC).
See also
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Korea Association of Standards & Testing Organizations
The Korea Association of Standards and Testing Organizations (KASTO) is an association of the standards and testing organizations of South Korea.
History
The KASTO was established in 1979 to ensure efficient operation of the national calibration ...
References
External links
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ISO member bodies
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