G/SPS/N/KOR/465  
 
8 January 2014  
(14-0058)  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): Testing laboratories (food, livestock product, drug, 
traditional Korean medicinal substance, medical device, cosmetics) 
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: Enforcement Decree of Testing and Inspection of Food 
and Drugs Act  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 18 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/SPS/KOR/14_0004_00_x.pdf    
6. Description of content: Enactment of the Enforcement Decree of Testing and 
Inspection of Food and Drugs Act.  
The key features of the Enforcement Decree include: 
- Organization and operation of steering committee and working committee in the 
Testing and Inspection Food and Drugs Act. 
- Establishment and management of the Laboratory Information Management System 
(LIMS) 
- Designation of organizations engaged in research and development of testing and 
inspection systems 
- Establishment of the basis for imposing penalty charges as an alternative to 
suspending laboratory services 
- Matters regarding delegation of authority from the Minister of MFDS to the 
Commissioner of regional KFDA 
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/465 
 
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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: 
Enforcement Decrees of the Food Sanitation Act, the Livestock Products Sanitation 
Control Act, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the Medical Devices Act, the Cosmetics Act, 
the Health Functional Foods Act Available in Korean and English 
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) : 31 July 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 March 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 1559 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Documents are available from the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation website at http://www.law.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 1559 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr