G/TBT/N/KOR/947  
 
1 March 2021  
(21-1711) 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, Heungdoek -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 [   ], 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:  Proposed 
Revision of the "Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods" (8 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Descript ion of content:  Proposed Revision of the "Labeling Standards for Foods".  
The proposed amendment seeks to:  
  1) Allow Non -GMO labeling when adventitious presence of  approved GMO components 
is up to 0.9%  
  2) Clarify GMO labeling exemption subjects  
- Include health functional food and livestock products in GMO labeling exemption 
subjects in case supporting documents such as Government  certificate, IP certificate, 
Inspection certificate are attached.  
• Government certificate: Documentary evidence showing  that the government of 
the producing or exporting country acknowledges the food, etc. concerned has 
been segregated and handled separately from GM foods, etc. during the handling 
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  • IP (Identity Preservation) certificate: Documentary evidence proving the food, 
etc. concerned has been segregated and handled separately from GM foods, etc. 
during the handling process including seed purchase, production, manu facturing, 
storage, sorting, transportation and shipping  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To provide consumers with better information and promote public health; 
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2021 -035 (28 January 2021)  
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_1552_00_x. pdf