G/TBT/N/KOR/930  
22 October 2020  
(20-7320) 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:   
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 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.kr  
Website: www.mfds.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  
Cosmetics; Perfumes and toilet waters (HS 3303); Beauty or make -up preparations and 
preparations for the care of the skin, incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. 
medicaments); mani cure or pedicure preparations (HS 3304); Preparations for use on the 
hair (HS 3305); Shaving preparations, incl. pre -shave and aftershave products, personal 
deodorants, bath and shower preparations, depilatories and other perfumery, toilet or 
cosmetic prep arations, n.e.s.; prepared room deodorisers, whether or not perfumed or 
having disinfectant properties (HS 3307)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A Draft Revision 
on the "Regulations on Functional Cosmetics Review" (11 p age(s), in Korean)  G/TBT/N/KOR/930  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic 
of Korea is partly revising the "Regulations on Functional Cosmetics Review" (Public Notice 
issued by the MFDS)  for the following purposes:  
a) to reflect the revised scope of atopy -related functional cosmetics in the 
"Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act," (August 2020) which is the superior law, 
allow human trials on cosmetics for atopy to be conducted by "laboratories for human 
trials" as for oth er functional cosmetics  
b) to record of side effects and actions taken in the human trial of functional 
cosmetics in accordance with the provision on human trials in the "Regulation on 
Substantiation of Claims in Labeling or Advertising of Cosmetic Product s"; 
c) to provide a legal ground for partial exemption of data submission for the review 
of the "cosmetics that help relieve hair loss symptoms" under Article 2 subparagraph 
8 of the "Enforcement Rules of the Cosmetics Act";  
d) to revise terminology (e.g. responsible cosmetic seller) and references to 
provisions in accordance with the changes in other relevant regulations  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Public Notice No. 2020 -435 (7 October 2020)  
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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