G/SPS/N/KOR/573  
 
18 August 2017  
(17-4439) 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 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 Standards and 
Specifications for Foods.  Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 290 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3691_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment seeks to:  
 Revise the list of "Classification of Raw Food Materials":  
o Classify "Sablefixh, Black cod ( Anoplopoma fimbria )" as abyssal fishes ; 
 Revise the list of "Pesticide ingredients exempted from the establishment of 
maximum residue limits";  
 Revise the word "Manufacturer" to "Food manufacturer or processor, and livestock 
products processor";  
 Adopt quantitative concepts for the specification of food poisoning bacteria 
(Clostridium perfringens  and Staphylococcus aureus ); 
 Revise the manufacturing and processing standards for "Brewed vinegar" to permit 
the use of "Oak wood chip" with the purpose of flavouring;  
 Revise the list of "Raw materials ap proved for use in foods" and "Raw materials 
approved for limited use in foods":  
o Permit use of "Sword bean ( Canavalia gladiatia ) pod" as food raw material;  
o Clarify the edible part of "Aloe barbadensis ( Aloe vera  (L.) Burm. f.)";  
o Clarify the requirement for "Velvet bean ( Mucuna pruriens )" use;  
 Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for 105 pesticides (Iminoctadin, 
Daminozide, Metalaxyl, etc.) in agricultural and livestock products;  
 Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for 18 veterinary dru gs 
(Gentamicin, Nicarbazin, Neomycin, etc.) in livestock products.  
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 pes ts.  G/SPS/N/KOR/573  
 
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  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 Aquat ic 
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 an d 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 Advance Notice No. 2017 -290, 7 August 2017  
(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 f or comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2017  
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 1554  
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 available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of   Food and Drug Safety websit e 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 
Tel: +(82  43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr