G/TBT/N/KOR/819  
 
25 March 2019  
(19-1844) Page: 1/2 
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 Food and Drug Safety  
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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety  (MFDS)  website  
(www.mfds.go.kr ). Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro,  
Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Chengju -si, Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159 Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 7 19-1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 719 -1550 
Email: wtokfda@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Cosmetics  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Standards for Organic Cosmetics " (21 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The amendments seek to:  
1) establish new standards for natural cosmetics as stated below.  
A. The title of the regulation changed from "Standards for Organic Cosmetics " to 
"Standards for Natural and Organic Cosmetics ". 
B. The definitions for "Natural ingredients " and "Natural origin ingredients" are 
newly established.  
C. New standards are established for allowed ingredients, composition of 
ingredients, manufacturing process, package materials, etc. of natural  
cosmetics.  
D. Method for determination of proportion of natural origin content is newly 
included.  
2) make modifications to the existing standards on organic cosmetics as stated below.  
A. The method for determination of proportion of organic content is cl arified.  
B. The scope of other ingredients allowed in organic cosmetics would be 
expanded.  
C. The processes allowed for processing ingredients would be expanded.  
D. More substances for cleaning would be allowed for use.  G/TBT/N/KOR/819  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To provide clear standards for natural and organic cosmetics to 
manufacturers and consumers . 
8. Relevant documents:   
• MFDS NOTIFICATION No. 2019 -142 (20 March 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of 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:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737 Republic of 
Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525  Fax: (+82) 4 3 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr   
Website:  http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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