G/TBT/N/KOR/865  
11 November 2019  
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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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ).  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbukdo, 28159  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@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):  Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Revision of the "Labelling Standards for Foods" (26 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Labelling 
Standards for Foods". The main changes proposed are:  
1) The provision for labelling of food for special medical purpose is newly established: The 
label on a package of food for special medical  purpose must include the information like 
'Not medication or health fuctional food'.  
2) The provision for labelling regarding the name of fishery ingredients are specified.  
3) The labelling exemption article for fresh agricultural, fishery and livestock p roducts are 
revised: The name of food and manufacturer, lot and etc. shall be declared on 
transparently packaged fresh commodities excepting date of production or packaging.  
4) According to the change of food categories in Korean Food Code, the labelling 
declarations of some food products (honey, royal jellies and salts) are revised.  
5) The declaration for the mixed preparations of food additives present in foods are 
revised to use the brief name of food additive indicated in Appendix 6 and 7.  G/TBT/N/KOR/865  
 
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  6) The exempt ions for the tolerance of error regarding labelling of nutritional components 
are revised.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Provide better information to consumers, promotion of public health  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2019 -489 (24 October 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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, Republic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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