G/SPS/N/KOR/566  
 
19 June 2017  
(17-3259) Page: 1/2 
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 o r countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed amendments to the Standards and 
Specifications for Food Additives.  Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 22 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_2766_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards 
and Specifications for the Food Additives".  
1) The standards for the use of the following 22 food  additives are revised (includ ing 
minor revision of wording):  
Fast green FCF and its aluminium lake, amaranth and its aluminium lake, 
erythrosine, allura red and its aluminium lake, ponceau 4R, brilliant b lue FCF and its 
aluminium lake,  indigocarmine and i ts aluminium lake, tartrazine and its aluminium 
lake, sunset yellow FCF and its aluminium lake, sodium metabisulfite, potassium 
metabisulfite, sulfur dioxide, sodium bisulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium hydrosulfite;  
2) The synonyms of flavouring substance "isop ropyl sorbate" are revised.  
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 internatio nal 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 G/SPS/N/KOR/566  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internationa l standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2017 -233, 15 June 2017  
(available in Korean)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Propos ed 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) : 18 August 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other bo dy:  
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 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@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 at 
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 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr