G/SPS/N/KOR/481  
 
30 July 2014  
(14-4420)  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): Food utensils, containers and packages 
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 Utensils, Containers and Packages  Language(s): Korean   
Number of pages: 72 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/KOR/14_3405_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed draft amendments seek to: 
1. Clarify provision for synthetic resin coated metal and wood; 
2. Improve the preparation temperature of test solutions for migration test from 60'c to 
70'c (the generally used temperature is more than 70'c); 
 If the food stimulant is water or 4% acetic acid, the temperature is changed 
from 95'c to 100'c; 
3. Change the food simulant for arsenic test from water to 4% acetic acid for synthetic 
resin, wood and starch; 
4. Exclude 50% ethanol from the food stimulant (water, 4% acetic acid, 5% ethanol 
and n-haptane) used in migration tests for utensils that can be used for all food; 
5. Establish the specification of acetyldehyde (6mg/L) for Polyethyleneterephthalate 
(PET) along with relevant test methods; 
6. For suspected hazardous materials without specifications, newly establish 
regulations so that they are tentatively applied with specification pertinent to other synthetic resins; 
7. Replace the term of "non-volatile residue" into "overall migration" and reconstitute 
tables listing the specifications for glass, ceramic, porcelain enamel and pottery. 
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/481 
 
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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 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 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: 
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2014-208, 24 July 2014 
(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) : 28 September 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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 1559 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) 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 1559 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr