G/SPS/N/KOR/618  
 
2 October 2018  
(18-6051) 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 additives  
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 Additives . Language(s): Korean.  Number of pages: 17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KOR/18_5136_00_x.PDF  
6. Description of content: Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and 
Speci fications for the Food Additives".  
1) The definition of processing aid is newly established and the toxicological data on 
submission of a dossier for processing aid and flavouring substances are reduced.  
2) The standard for manufacturing for alkali additives for  noodles preparations is 
deleted because of duplication with its definition.  
3) The specifications of the following 5 food additives are revised:  
α-Amylase, β-Carotene, Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Ferrous Sulfate, 
Monosodium L -Glutamate  
4) The general  name of 2 following synthetic flavouring substances is corrected:  
4-Hydroxy -2,5-dimethyl - 3(2H) -furanon, p -Methyl acetophenone  
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 number 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 regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/KOR/618  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice  No. 2018 -403, 28 September 2018.  
(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) : 1 December 2018  
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 1564  
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 av ailable) 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 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 1564  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr