G/SPS/N/KOR/451  
 
10 September 2013  
(13-4744)  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): Functional health foods 
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: Functional Health Foods Act  Language(s): Korean   
Number of pages: 5 
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http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_3515_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: According to the obligation of follow-up and management of 
records on functional health foods, business operators who manufacture or import functional health foods for sale prescribed by the Ordinance of the Prime Minister shall 
register the relevant functional health foods. These health foods should be registered 
with the Minister of Food and Drug Safety, upon meeting registration standards. 
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.   
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:   G/SPS/N/KOR/451 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Follow-
up and management of records on functional health foods (available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 February 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. This notice serves as information to 
the WTO Members. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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: +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 1554 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr