G/SPS/N/KOR/764  
 
4 November 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food additives  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed amendments to the Standards and 
Specifications for Food Additives . Language(s):  Korean . Number of pages:  26 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KOR/22_7461_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and 
Specifications for the Food Additives".  
1) The standards for enzyme preparations are established as follows:  
− The Manufacturing standards for immobilized enzymes are newly established;  
− The preservation and distribution standards for enzymes is a dded;  
− The general use level for enzymes is newly established.  
2) The standard for the use of methyl cellulose is revised:  
Use less than 2% in food → The usage of a food additive should be limited to a 
minimum amount that is required to achieve its physical, n utritive, and other technical 
effects.  
3) Synonyms for the following four synthetic flavouring substances are added:  
Fenchol, Geranyl acetone, 5 -Methyl -2-hept-4-one, (E,Z) -3,6-Nonadien -1-ol. 
4) The analytical methods for the following ten food additives are revi sed: 
(6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt ; Propyl Gallate ; Calcium 
Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate ; Sodium Alginate ; Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Basic ; 
Sodium Phosphate, Basic ; Magnesium Phosphate, Basic ; Sodium Phosphate, 
Monobasic ; Ammonium Phosp hate, Monobasic ; Tea Extract.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapte r number) :  G/SPS/N/KOR/764  
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 January 2023  
Agency or authority des ignated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1569  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notificati on Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website at 
http://www.mfds.go.kr . Also available from:  
 
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmye ong2-ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1569  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr