G/TBT/N/KOR/773  
 
28 May 2018  
(18-3175) 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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ). Also available from:  
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: wtokfda@korea.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): Disposable 
panty liner, dry tissue for wet tissue  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
amendments to the "Standards and Specifications for Cleansing & Hygiene Products". 
(69 pages, available in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  
The purpose of establishment of Standards and Specifications for Cleansing & Hygiene 
Products is to stipulate matters concerning ingredient requirements, manufacturing 
methods, and the usage of cleansing & hygiene products to ensure public safety and 
quality of cleansing & hygiene products.  
The proposed establishment of Standards and Specifications for Cleansing & Hygiene 
Products ("the standards and specifications") includes the following provisions:  
a) Set forth individual standards and specifications applied in the light of characteristic 
of 2 hygiene products(disposable panty liner, dry tissue for wet tissue) designated 
by the Cleansing & Hygiene Control Act.  
b) Establish 6 test methods to determine whether the 2 hygiene products comply with 
individua l standards and specifications and improve some of existing test methods.  G/TBT/N/KOR/773  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Hygiene  
8. Relevant documents:  MFDS Notice No. 2018 -221 (25 May 2018)   
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@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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