G/TBT/N/KOR/730  
 
16 October 2017  
(17-5555) 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:   
International Cooperation Office  
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): Hygiene 
Products (ex. dish detergent, dishwasher rinse aid, disposable 
cup·spoon·chopsticks·fork·knife·straw, toil et paper, kitchen paper, paper towel, paper 
napkin, toothpick, cotton swab, disposable diaper etc )  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
enactment of the "Enforcement Decree of Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control A ct" 
(20 pages, available in Korean)    
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Enforcement Decree is to provide for matters 
delegated by the Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control Act and matters necessary for the 
enforcement thereof.  
The proposed enactment of "Enforcement Decree of Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control 
Act" includes the following provisions:  
(a) The scope of Cleansing & Hygiene product shall be expanded to include disposable 
panty liner and compressed tissue and dry wi pe intended for washing hands. (however, 
disposable panty liner regulated as quasi -drug under the Article 2.7 (a) of the 
Pharmaceutical Affairs Act shall not be regulated as Cleansing & Hygiene product)  
(b) The criteria for calculation of penalty surcharg es imposed pursuant to the main 
sentence of Article 22(1) of the Act  
(c) An official announcement required under Article 23 of the Act shall be made by means 
of posting the following matters on the Internet web site of the Ministry of Food and Drug 
Safety or in a general daily newspaper distributed nationwide, registered pursuant to 
Article 9(1) of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers: Headline indicating the official 
announcement of an act violating the Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control Act, Type of G/TBT/N/KOR/730  
 
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  business, Name and location of the place of business and the name of the representative, 
Name of Cleansing & Hygiene Products, Details of a violation, etc.  
(d) The criteria for imposition of administrative fines provided for in Article 34(2) of the Act  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Adoption of "Enhancement Decree of cleansing & Hygiene Products Control 
Act" for safety assurance  
8. Relevant documents:  MFDS Notice No. 2017 -349 (29 September 2017)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 19 April 2018 . 19 October 2018 only applicable to 
Article 2  
10. Final date for comments: 15 December 2017  
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, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, 27737, Repub lic 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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