G/SPS/N/KOR/468  
 
3 February 2014  
(14-0578)  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: 150 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/KOR/14_0485_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/KOR/14_0485_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment seeks to: 
1. Revise the standard for the usage of Rhus verniciflua  Stokes as raw material in food. 
 In addition to its water extract, tea bags of Rhus verniciflua  Stokes can be used. 
2. Revise the preservation and distribution standards of chocolate products.  
 Frozen chocolate products can be thawed, and be distributed or preserved at 
chilled or room temperature. 
3. Establish the standard for fluorine  in balanced diet for patients. 
 Fluorine: below 0.2 mg/100kcal. 
4. Revise the sampling and handling methods for fishery products. 
 Specified the water removal method in fishery products so that the water content 
of samples does not exceed the fishery product's original water content. 
5. Establish the maximum residue limits for pesticides (Pyraclostrobin, 
Methoxyfenozide, Carbosulfan, Carbofuran) remaining in foods and agricultural 
products. 
6. Establish the maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs (Sulpyrine, Cypermethrin, 
Piperazine, Amikacin, Norgestomet, Rifaximin) remaining in foods. 
7. Revise the general test methods.  
 Revise the test methods for dioxin and urushiol. 
 Establish the test methods for geneti cally modified food and caffeine. 
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.   G/SPS/N/KOR/468 
 
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  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)    
[ ] 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 and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2014-11, 16 January 2014 
(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 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) : 4 April 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 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 1559 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr