G/TBT/N/KOR/669  
 
31 August 2016  
(16-4608) 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 Sa fety 
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 Off ice 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong 2 -ro  
Osong -eup Heungdeok -gu  
Cheongju -si Chungcheongbuk -do 
363-700, 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 [ 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  
5. Title, number of  pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Proposed 
amendments to the "Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetic Act" (18 pages, in Korean)   
6. Description of content : 
 Those who are in charge of secondary package or perform labelling of cosmetics are 
exclude d from obligatory registration of cosmetics manufacturer.  
 Medical certificate which proving  that the applicant is not a mentally ill person or an 
addict to drug or other harmful substances is excluded from the list of required 
document for registration of  cosmetics manufacturer -seller.  
 Eligibility requirements of cosmetics manufacturer -sales manager is expanded to 
those who obtained more than the bachelor's degree in natural science or 
engineering.  
 Manufacturer -sales manager or employees in charge of qual ity control can be a 
proxy for cosmetics manufacturer or manufacturer sellers in required cosmetics job 
training.  
 Manufacturer -sales manager is exempted from the required cosmetics job training.  
 Cosmetics in small packages (less than 10ml / 10g) and samp le cosmet ics are 
required to label "use by" date and manufacturing number.  
 Common cosmetic labelling guide is amended so that it is applicable to the most of 
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   The amended requirement for labelling manufacture number will make it easier fo r 
manufacturer -sales manager to understand.  
 Application charge is exempted for changing manufacturer -sales manager and its 
processing time is shorten from 15 days to 7 days.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applic able: Revises and establishes regulations according to the revised Cosmetic Act  
8. Relevant documents : MFDS Notification No. 2016 -176 (10 May 2016)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined   
10. Final date for comments : 40 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean A gency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon  
Eumseong -gun Chungcheongbuk -do 
369-811, Republic of Korea  
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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