G/TBT/N/KOR/807  
 
8 January 2019  
(19-0092) 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 website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ).  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Foo d and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.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): Noodles 
[19021910] including sauces [2103], Naeng -myun [19021930] including sauces [2103], 
Instant noodles [19023010] including sauces [2103], ready -to-eat hamburger and ready -
to-eat sandwich  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
Revision of the "Labelling sta ndard and method for relative comparison of Sodium 
content " (12 page(s), in Korean)   
6. Description of content:  
The main proposed amendments of the "Labelling standard and method for relative 
comparison of Sodium content " is as the following:  
- The sodium content should be displayed in eight sections, separated by color, based 
on the Nutrient Reference Value(NRV) of 2,000mg  
- The sections with a sodium content of less than 2,000mg should be coloured yellow 
and those with a sodium content of more than 2,000mg should be coloured red  
- The font size should be indicated by at least 6 points  G/TBT/N/KOR/807  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Providing better information to consumers, promotion of public health  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2018 -538 (31 December 2018)   
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 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, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525/5526 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go .kr Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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