G/TBT/N/KOR/664  
 
29 July 2016  
(16-4061)  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 telephon e 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 : 
Division of Mental Health Policy, Ministry of Health and Welfare 
13 Doum 4-ro Sejong-si 
30113, Republic of Korea Tel: (+82) 44-202-2861 Fax: (+82) 44-202-3940 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Alcoholic beverage 
products (HS Code: 2203-2208). Beer made from  malt (HS: 2203), Wine of fresh grapes, 
including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09 (HS: 2204), Vermouth 
and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances (HS: 2205), Other fermented beverages (for example, ci der, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented 
beverages and mixtures of fermented beve rages and non- Alcoholic beverages, not 
elsewhere specified or included (HS: 2206), Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength (HS 2207), Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less 
than 80% vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages (HS: 2208) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Partial Amendment 
of the Notifications on Warning Messages on Smoking and Drinking (5 pages, in Korean) 
6. Description of content: To modify the labelling requirements of alcoholic beverage 
products sold in the Republic of Korea, so that warning messages about drinking during 
pregnancy, especially about the possible negative  effects on fetus, are included in the label  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents: MOHW Notice No. 2016-488 (22 July 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 G/TBT/N/KOR/664 
 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Division of Mental Health Policy, Ministry of Health and Welfare 
13, Doum 4-ro 
Sejong-si, 30113 Republic of Korea 
Tel: +82-44-202-2861  
Fax: +82-44-202-3940 Email: Shintaeh@korea.kr   
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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