G/TBT/N/KOR/709  
 
27 March 2017  
(17-1647) 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 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 Coop eration Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong 2 -ro Osong -eup Heungdeok -gu Cheongju -si Chungcheongbuk -do, 
363-700, 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):  Livestock products.  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Regulation for the Labelling of Livestock Products" (21 pages, in 
Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The regulation for the labeling of livestock products ha s been 
revised in order to simplify labeling method and prevent the confusion of obligators.  
1. Change of labelling information on eggshells from the name of the producer to the 
name of the egg farm  
- The information must be labelled in te n days from the laying date  
2. Exceptional labelling of net content of cheese, ham etc. other than on the front of 
package   
- In case where it is difficult to display the information on the front of package, 
the fact and the alternative location of labelling information must be stated on 
the front of package.  
3. Providing an example of how to write the expiration date and the date of production 
in English in order to avoid any confusion  
4. Creation of new provision on precautionary labelling for flaxseed when used as a ra w 
ingredient  
- The new provision requires to indicate the acceptable daily intake and intake 
per serving and content of flaxseed in CAUTION when using flaxseed, a food 
ingredient permitted for limited use as the raw ingredient  G/TBT/N/KOR/709  
 
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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:  Ministry of Food Drug Safety NOTIFICATION No. 2017 -130 
(March  17th, 2017)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determi ned  
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 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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,  
369-811, Rep. 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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