G/TBT/N/KOR/888  
14 April 2020  
(20-2894) 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, 28162  
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):  Cleansing 
and Hygiene Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the 'Labelling Stan dards for Cleansing & Hygiene Products' (24 page(s), 
in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic 
of Korea has amended the 'Labelling Standards for Cleansing & Hygiene Products' as 
stated below:  
1. Stickers, labels, or tags may be used in the labelling of minor information 
irrelevant to the safety of the products, except for the date of manufacture and 
the expiration date, which are approved by the competent authority.  
2. The net quantity of contents st atement may be expressed in weight, length, 
numeric count, etc.  
3. Maximum Allowable Variations will be expanded for toilet paper and tissue 
packages labelled by length.  
4. If it is difficult to indicate the manufacture date or the expiration date on the 
main di splay surface or information display surface, the location of the 
manufacture date or the expiration date shall be specified.  G/TBT/N/KOR/888  
 
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  5. If cleansing and hygiene Products use fragrances containing the raw materials 
that the Minister of Food and Drug Safety identifies  and publicly notifies as 
allergens, the name of such raw materials shall appear on the product label.  
6. When importing products without any indication of the manufacture date from 
countries where the labelling of manufacture date is not mandatory, the 
impor ter shall indicate the manufacture date in Korean based on the evidence 
data on the manufacture date received from the manufacturing company of the 
exporting country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To protect consumers' right to be informed and the right to choose; 
Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
MFDS Public Notice No. 2020 -144 (08 April 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:   
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel: (+82) 43 870 5525 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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