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G/SPS/N/KOR/156 
3 May 2004 
 (04-1940) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Korea Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(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:  Any 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Standards and 
Specifications of Food Additives (Available in Korean, 8 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
 Establishment of the specifications of food additives: Manganese Chloride, 
Manganese Citrate, Ferric Chloride, Naringin; 
 Amendment of definitions of food additives: Lipase, Pectinase, Smoke Flavours; 
 Amendment of the specifications of food additives: Trisodium Citrate, Calcium 
Phosphate, Tribasic, Locust Bean Gum, Li pase, Pectinase, Grapefruit Seed Extract , 
Psyllium Seed Gum, Smoke Flavours, Grape Seed Extract; 
 Amendment of usage levels for food additives: Potassium Metabisulfite, Sulfur 
Dioxide, Sodium Bisulfite, Food green No.3, Food green No.3  aluminium lake, 
Food red No.2, Food red No.2 aluminium lake, Food red No.3, Food red No.40, 
Food red No.40 aluminium lake, Food blue No.1, Food blue No.1 aluminium lake, 
Food blue No.2, Food blue No.2 aluminium lake, Food yellow  No.4, Food yellow  No.4 aluminium lake, Food yellow  No.5, Food yellow  No.5 aluminium lake,  Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Hydrosulfite, S odium Metabisulfite, Food red No.102. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  G/SPS/N/KOR/156 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and 
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2004-41, 16 April 2004 (Available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  16 June 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr  .  Also available from:   
 International Trade & Legal Affairs Office 
 Korea Food and Drug Administration  #5 Nokbun-dong. Eunpyung-Ku  Seoul, 122-704 Korea 
 Tel: (82 2) 380 1661 
 Fax: (82 2) 356 2893  E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr  .  Also available from:   
 International Trade & Legal Affairs Office 
 Korea Food and Drug Administration  #5 Nokbun-dong. Eunpyung-Ku  Seoul, 122-704 Korea 
 Tel: (82 2) 380 1661 
 Fax: (82 2) 356 2893  E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr