G/TBT/N/KOR/642  
 
25 April 2016  
(16-2303)  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 (MFDS) 
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 : 
International Cooperation Office 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro 
Osong-eup Heungdeok-gu  
Cheongju-si Chungcheongbuk-do 28159, Republic of Korea 
Tel: (+82) 43719-1564 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Livestock products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulation for the 
Labelling of Livestock Products (63 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: The regulation for the labelling of livestock products has been 
revised in order to simplify the labelling method and prevent obligators' confusion. 
1. Introduces mandatory labelling of meat content in meat processing products (ham, 
sausage etc.)  
2. Clarifies labelling method of fr ozen and refrigerated products: 
 Introduces mandatory labelling of frozen product or refrigerated product on 
principal display panel 
3. Introduces exceptional clauses for labelling requirements: 
 The product which is supplied to a member store, not final consumer, could 
indicate necessary labelling information 
4. Adjusts standards to harmonize with the labelling standards for foods: 
 Integrate general display panel and other display panels into information display 
panel, and newly suggest standards for principal display panel and information 
display panel 
 Require the use a font size of 10 or greater when displaying labelling information 
 Allow to use weight or volume regardless of the characteristics of net contents if 
solid or liquid  
 For the Korean labelling of imported livestock, allow the labelling according to 
Korean orthography principles of foreign languages. G/TBT/N/KOR/642 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of consumers and promotion of public health  
8. Relevant documents: MFDS Notification No. 2016-160 
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 
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 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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