G/SPS/N/KOR/458  
 
9 October 2013  
(13-5495)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Amendments to the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 111 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_4034_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment seeks to: 
 Revise the specification on total acid concentration of vinegars: 
o 4.0~29.0 w/v% -> 4.0~20.0 w/v% (more than 2.6 w/v% in case of persimmon 
vinegar, as acetic acid) 
 Revise the maximum radioactivity limits in food: 
o 131I (All products): 100 Bq/kg,L 
o 134Cs + 137Cs (Milk & dairy products): 50 Bq/kg,L 
o 134Cs + 137Cs (Infant and Follow-up formula, foods for infant and young 
children): 50 Bq/kg,L 
o 134Cs + 137Cs (Other products): 100 Bq/kg,L 
 Revise the preservation and distribution standards of frozen fishery products: 
o After frozen fishery products are thawed, it can be sold as chilled products within 
24 hours. 
 Establish maximum residue limits for pesticides remaining in agricultural products 
(ametoctradin, fluxapyroxad, sulfuryl fluoride). 
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 international st andard? 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)    G/SPS/N/KOR/458 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed 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) : 8 December 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
International Cooperation Office 
Ministry of Food and Drug safety 
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-700, Korea Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 
363-700, Korea 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr