G/TBT/N/KOR/777  
 
25 June 2018  
(18-3978) 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 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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ).  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Foo d and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, Chungcheongbuk -
do, 28159  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@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): Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
Revision of the "Labelling Standards for Foods " (176 page(s), in Korean)   
6. Description of content: The proposed amendments to the "Regulations on Labelling 
Standards for Foods " seek to :  
- Integrate the 'labelling standards for foods ' and the 'labelling standards for 
livestock ' in accordance with the newly published (on 13 March 2018) "Act on 
Labelling and Advertisements of Foods, etc. ". 
- Reorganize the "labelling contents and labelling standards for each category of food 
products " in order to reflect the new food categories stipulated in the amended 
"Regulations on Standards and Specifications for Foods ". 
Following are th e changes made in the amendment : 
- Mark "OEM" in the labell ing of livestock products of original equipment 
manufacturing (OEM) in order to indicate that the livestock products are OEM 
products.  
- Add "pine nut " in the list of allergen contents that need to be indicated in the 
labeling of livestock products.  
- - Label the name and content of corresponding ingredients with at least 12 pt font 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Provide better information to consumers, promotion of public health  
8. Relevant documents:  Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2018 -235 
(31 May 2017)   
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, E umseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do 
Republic of Korea, 27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr   
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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