G/TBT/N/KOR/1124  
9 Janvier 2023  
(23-0248) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr). Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1569 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
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:  Proposed 
Revision of the "Standard for Determining Unfair Labelling and Advertising of Foods"; (14 
page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  MFDS is proposing to amend the Standard for False Labeling or 
Advertising in Food, etc. as follows:  
1) Extend the list of herbal medicines and its similar names that could be misinterpreted 
as medicinal products  
2) Add new provision that prohibits the labeling and advertising of names or content of 
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or Cannabidiol (CBD) in food, etc.  
3) Among food labeling and advertising th at emphasize its compliance to the standards 
and specification of residues and contaminants and leading consumers to think other 
products are relatively not compliant, exempt labeling and advertising that disclose the 
full Certificate of Laboratory Testing  of the product from the scope of false labeling and 
advertising  G/TBT/N/KOR/1124  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2022 -593 (Dec. 29th, 2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdo ng-myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525/5526 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowt bt.kr 
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