. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/209
3 May 2000
(00-1789)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health and Welfare
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Foods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment of
Ministerial Ordinance of Food Sanitation Act (41 pages, available in Korean)
6. Description of content:   The proposed amendments are taking into account the
amendments of the Food Sanitation Act as of 12 January 2000.  The major purpose of the
amendment is to mitigate restrictive control to food businesses and allow toll manufacturing
for all food products.  The proposed amendments are as follows:
- Delete provisions related to pre-market inspection for selected foods and related to 
food safety manager in food businesses;
- promulgate provisions to identify th e cases for reporting the imported foods;
- enlarge the foods subjected to release before finishing the import inspection;
- promulgate a provision related to education/training courses for employees and
employers of food businesses.  The order will be made when the business failed to
comply with safety requirements or when the possibility of adverse public health
effects from foods is increasing;
- widen the labelling criteria for functional and physiological effects.  The nutritional
claim can be available in foods;
- increase the category of foods etc. subjected to document inspection and decrease
the category of foods etc. subjected to laboratory inspection;
- fortify the requirement of raw animal materials for human consumption.  It is
banned to use wild animals, captured in violation of the Protection of Wild Animalsand Hunting Act, for the process or manufacture of foods;G/TBT/Notif.00/209
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- mitigate the facility requirements for selected food businesses;
- introduce a labelling requirement for general restaurants.  The general restaurants,
which mainly sell roasted meat, shall identify near the price list whether the beef is
imported or domestic.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The proposed amendments are taking into account the amendments of the Food Sanitation
Act as of 12 January 2000.  Protect consumers from fraud.
8. Relevant documents:   Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification 2000-26, Official
Gazette (27 March 2000)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  July 2000
10. Final date for comments:   May 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Division of Pharmaceutical and Food Policy
Health Policy Bureau
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Tel: +82-2-503-7557
Fax: +82-2-504-1456Email: ksc7008@mohw.go.kr