G/SPS/N/KOR/577  
 
29 September 2017  
(17-5229) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food utensils, containers and packages  
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 the Standards and 
Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages . Language(s): Korea n. 
Number of pages: 40 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_4381_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and 
Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages":  
1) The standards and specifications of the following synthetic resin are revised or newly 
established:  
Hydroxybutyl polyester, hydroxybenzoic acid polyester, butylenesuccinate -adipate 
copolymer (PBSA) and butylenesuccinate copolymer (PBS);  
2) The test methods or the wording are revised;  
3) The reexamination period of regulations are revised.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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 regula tion 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/577  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2017 -367, 29 September 2017  
(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) : 27 November 2017  
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 Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr  
13. Text(s) 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 Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website at 
http://www.mfds.go.kr . Also available from:  
International Cooperation Of fice 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu, Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr