G/TBT/N/KOR/931  
22 October 2020  
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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 Environment  
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:   
Resource  Circulation Policy Division, Ministry of Environment  
11, Doum 6 -ro, Sejong, 30103  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 201 7346  
Fax: (+82) 44 201 7351  
E-mail: khj10040@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.me.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Rules on 
the standards, etc. on packaging materials and packaging methods of products 
[Attachment 1] Products to which the standards on packaging methods by product type 
- processed food, beverage, alcoholic beverages, confectionery, health fu nctional food, 
cosmetics, detergents, toy -dolls, stationery, miscellaneous goods, quasi -drugs, clothing  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A draft 
regulation on "The notification of exception standards for repackaging of p ackaged 
products" (4 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea is proposing 
the draft regulation on the "The notification of exception standards for repackaging of 
packaged products". The main contents  are: 
Article 11 of the Rules on Packaging Materials and Packaging Methods of Products, etc., 
prohibits the repackaging of products produced after packaging. However, if repackaging 
is inevitable, the Minister of Environment requires notification. It is intended to establish 
exception standards for which packaging is inevitable.  
1. To determine the purpose of the announcement, definition of repackaging, and 
scope of application (Articles 1 to 3 of Draft)  
2. To establish an exception standard  for repackaging of packaged products 
inevitable (Article 4 of Draft)  
3. If it is not clear whether it is applicable to repackaging, we intend to establish the 
basis for the formation and operation of the Judgment Committee to determine it 
(Article 5 of Draft ) G/TBT/N/KOR/931  
 
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  4. Regulations on the deadline for review and enforcement date of the notice 
(Article  6 and Supplementary Provisions of Draft)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing trade barriers and facilitating tr ade; Not specified  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2020 -850 (8 October 2020)  
• G/TBT/N/KOR/844 (notified on 3 July 2019) - Draft partial amendment of the 
Enforcement Rule of the Act on Standards for Packing Materials and Packing 
Methods of Products  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://www.epeople.go.kr/cmmn/idea/redirect.do?ideaRegNo=1AE -2009-0002143  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_6340_00_x.pdf