G/SPS/N/KOR/439  
 
31 January 2013  
(13-0557)  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:  Korea Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Health functional 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:  Proposed Amendments to Regulation on the 
Accreditation of Functional Ingredients and Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods  Language(s):  Korean  Number of pages:  14 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_0358_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendment: 
 Specifies the approval procedures of heal th functional foods of all food types. 
 Specifies the dossier (ex. human study, et c.) on efficacy substantiation for the 
accreditation of health functional foods. 
 Establishes nutrient profile for total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar and sodium 
in food products that may adversely affect human health when consumed in 
excessive amount. 
(unit: per 1 serving size)  
 Classification General foods Edible oils & fats Dressings 
 (Except edible oils & 
Nutrients fats/Dressings) 
Total fats 10.0 g or less 
Saturated fats 3.0 g or less 20.0 g or less 3.0 g or less Trans fats 0.2 g or less  2.0 g or less 0.2 g or less Sugars  15.0 g or less Sodium  400.0 mg or less
 
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/439 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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:  The 
Korea Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2012-276, 24 December 2012 
(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) :  1 April 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
International Trade & Statistics Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#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 Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
http://www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
International Trade & Statistics Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#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