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The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) proposes to establish new standards for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Wall Probing Radar (WPR) devices used for accident prevention, including sinkhole detection. The relevant provisions will be deleted to permit outdoor use of 10.5 GHz object detection sensors . Both draft amendments were announced for public comment on October 13, 2026 , and comments will be accepted until November 3, 2026 . These are draft amendments, not finalized regulations .   On October 13, 2026, the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) issued an administrative pre-announcement of proposed partial amendments to two notices: Unlicensed Wireless Devices (Announcement No. 2026-1005) and the Technical Requirements for Unlicensed Wireless Device (Announcement No. 2026-1006) . The proposed amendments aim to ensure the safety of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Wall Probing Radar (WPR) devices used for accident prevention, including sinkhol...

On September 14, 2026, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a proposed partial amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Medical Devices Act to establish a one-stop procedure that links certification with technical document review, with the aim of supporting faster market entry for Class II medical devices with relatively low potential risks. Public comments on the proposed amendment will be accepted until October 26, 2026. Previously, to obtain certification for a Class II medical device, applicants had to follow a two-step sequential process: first, complete the technical document review by a designated technical document review institution, and then apply for certification to the National Institute of Medical Device Safety Information (NIDS) by submitting the review report. Once the proposed amendment takes effect, companies will be able to apply to NIDS for Class II medical device certification and technical document review at the same time. As a result, the t...