G/TBT/N/KOR/915  
1 September 2020  
(20-5952) 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:  Revision of 
"Regulation on Substantiation of Claims in Labeling or Adverti sing of Cosmetic Products" 
(7 page(s), in Korean)  G/TBT/N/KOR/915  
 
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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 "Regulation on Substantiation of Claims in Labeling or 
Advertising of Cosmetic Product s" (Public Notice issued by the MFDS) as the following:  
 – This Public Notice aims to stipulate the documentation of side effects and the 
treatments for the side effects in the substantiation of claims in cosmetic labelling or 
advertising compensation.  
– Even before the revision, responsible cosmetic distribution businesses were required to 
obtain informed consents from test subjects in written form in order to substantiate the 
advertised claims. The regulation has set forth that the consent documents sh ould provide 
potential side effects observed in subjects, treatments for side effects and compensations 
available in case of injury, among others. Thus, the obligation to substantiate matters 
related to the treatment of side effects and compensations for s ubjects remains the same 
as before.  
– The revision does not impose any new obligation to treat side effects or provide 
compensation, but simply prescribes that the documentation of side effects is necessary.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natur e of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
MFDS PUBLIC NOTICE No. 2020 -342 (7 August 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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