G/TBT/N/KOR/689  
 
2 November 2016  
(16-6009) 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 Sa fety 
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 : 
International Cooperation Off ice 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro 
Osong -eup 
Heungdeok -gu 
Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
28162, Republic of Korea   
Tel: (+82) 43 -719-1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email : wtokfda@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) : Toilet paper, paper 
towel, cotton s wab, disposable diaper, paper napkin, disposable spoon s, forks, knives, 
chopsticks, dish detergent, dishwasher rinse aid etc.  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Proposed 
enactment of the "Cleansing & Hygiene Products Contr ol Act" (26 pages, in Korean)  
6. Description of content : The name of the Public Health Act, which regulated control of 
cleansing & hygiene products, will be changed to the Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control 
Act, and following arti cles will be added to t he Act.  
The main proposed enactment of the "Hygiene Products Con trol Act" is as follows : 
a) Introduce the added list of cleansing & hygiene product s to be regulated under the 
Act (Disposable straw, toilet paper, paper towel, cotton swab, disposable diaper et c. 
will be regu lated under the Act) . 
b) The Act stipulates that those who import cleansing & hygiene products to be 
regulated by the Act. Also, importers should notify their busine sses to competent 
authorities.  
c) Under the Act, dish detergents and dishwasher ri nse aid manufacturers should 
submit the list of their products.  
d) Local governments may direct not less than six month of temporary prohibition of 
production when manufactures failed to comply with paragraph of standard of 
specification, labelling requiremen ts, false claims, or when manufactures failed to 
meet the standard of their in -house quality control (these are paragraph 9 to 12 of 
the Act) . G/TBT/N/KOR/689  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health  or safety  
8. Relevant documents : Proposal No. 2612 (10 October 2016)  
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  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr   
Website : http://www.knowtbt.kr   
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