G/SPS/N/KOR/711  
1 April 2021  
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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:  73 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/KOR/21_2407_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and 
Specifications for the Food Additives" . 
1) Flavouring substances consisting with synthetic flavouring substances and natural 
flavouring substances is newly established and the materials used for d ilution, 
dissolution etc. of flavouring substances are added.  
2) The list of Synthetic flavouring substances and natural flavouring substances is 
revised:  
 (Synthetic flavouring substances) 86 compounds are newly added, and synonyms of 7 
compounds are corr ected ; 
 (Origins of Natural flavouring substances) 2 origins are newly added, 4 origins are 
deleted, and 3 general name are corrected.  
3) The standards for the use of the following 16 food additives are revised:  
 Allura red AC, Allura red AC aluminium lake , Amaranth, Amaranth aluminium lake, 
Brilliant blue FCF, Brilliant blue FCF aluminium lake, Erythrosine, Fast green FCF, Fast 
green FCF aluminium lake, Indigocarmine, Indigocarmine aluminium lake, Ponceau 4R, 
Sunset yellow FCF, Sunset yellow FCF aluminium lake, Tartrazine, Tartrazine 
aluminium lake.  
4) The analytical methods for the following 2 food additives and 1 general test methods 
are revised:  
 (Food additives) Glycerin, L -Leucine;  
 (General test methods) Congealing point.  
5) The definition of 4 food a dditives as mentioned below is revised for giving easily 
information:  
 Glycerin Esters of Fatty Acids, Berries Color, Food Starch Modified, Spice Oleoresins.  G/SPS/N/KOR/711  
 
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  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, chapter number) :  
[ ] 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:  The 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2021 -128, 25 March 2021  (available 
in Korean)  
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: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) 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 Notification 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 a t 
http://www.mfds.go.kr . Also available from:    
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