G/SPS/N/KOR/560  
 
29 March 2017  
(17-1701) 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: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifie d in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Livestock 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 "Regulation for the 
Labelling of Livestock Products" . Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 21 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_1524_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
The regulation for the labelling  of livestock products has been revised in order to simplify 
labelling  method and prevent the confusion of obligato rs: 
1. Change of labelling information on eggshells from the name of the producer to the 
name of the egg farm:  
 The information must be labelled in ten days from the laying date;  
2. Exceptional labelling of net content of cheese, ham etc. other than on the front of 
package:  
 In case where it is difficult to display the information on the front of package, 
the fact and the alternative location of labelling information must be stated on 
the front of package;  
3. Providing an example of how to write the expiration date an d the date of production 
in English in order to avoid any confusion;  
4. Creation of new provision on precautionary labelling for flaxsee d when used as a raw 
ingredient:  
 The new provision requires to indicate the acceptable daily intake and intake per 
serving and content of flaxseed in CAUTION when using flaxseed, a food 
ingredient permitted for limited use as the raw ingredient.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organ ization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic G/SPS/N/KOR/560  
 
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  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  
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: 
Ministry of Food Drug Safety NOTIFICATION No. 2017 -130 (17 March 201 7) (available in 
Korean)  
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 deter mined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 May 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 body:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Cheongwon -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do 
363-700, Korea  
Tel: +(8 2 43) 719 1559  
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 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