G/SPS/N/KOR/532  
 
29 April 2016  
(16-2436)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Livestock products 
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 labelling standards for 
livestock products  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 62 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_1628_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The regulation for the labelling of livestock products has been 
revised in order to simplify the labelling method and to prevent any confusion among operators. 
The following indicates the proposed amendments: 
1. Introduction of mandatory labelling of me at content in meat processing products 
(ham, sausage, etc.); 
2. Clarification of the labelling method for frozen products and refrigerated products: 
 Introduction of mandatory labelling of fr ozen products or refrigerated products 
on the principal display panel; 
3. Introduction of exceptional clause s for the labelling requirement: 
 When a product is directly supplied to a chain store (not to the final consumer) 
with the labelling information provided through the point of sale system, the information for labelling can be omitted;  
4. Adjustment of standards in order to be harmonized with the Labelling Standards for 
foods: 
 Clarification of display panel as principal display panel and information display 
panel by defining their terms; 
 Requirement for a font size of 10 or greater to be used when displaying labelling 
information; 
 Permitted use of weight or volume units regardless of solid or liquid contents; 
 For the labelling of imported livestock, it is permitted to use labelling according 
to Korean orthography principles of foreign languages. 
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.   G/SPS/N/KOR/532 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
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: 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety NOTIFICATION No. 2016-160 (20 April 2016)   
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) : 28 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 
363-700, Korea Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation website at 
http://www.law.go.kr . Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  #187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 
363-700, Korea 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr