G/TBT/N/KOR/696  
 
12 December 2016   
(16-6753) 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 Sa fety 
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 Cooperation Off ice 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro,Osong -eup 
Heungdeok -gu,Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159  
Republic of Korea   
Tel: (+82) 43719 -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) : Health functional food 
products  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Proposed 
Amendments for "Standards and Specifications of Health Functional Foods" (22 pages, 
available in Korean)  
6. Description of content : The main proposed amendment of the "Standards and  
Specifications of  Health Functional Foods" as the following;  
 Adds a definition of "film" to the sub article 5 "Definition and types of products"  
 Revise s the definition of functional raw ingredient in common standard and 
specification : from "processed raw ingredients from animal, plant and 
microorganism" to "processed raw ingredients from animal, plant, microorganism, 
and water, etc."  
 Expand s the scope of applicants who are qualified to use functional ingredients.  
- Revise the qualification to use function al ingredients recognized under the 
Regulation on Approval of Functional Ingredients for Health Functional Food from 
"business operators with certification" to "people with certification"  
 Adds edible insects  to the list of food ingredients which can be use d as raw materials 
of Protein  
 Adds test methods for film -type functional ingre dients and Propolis extracts 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Provide better information to consum ers, prom otion of public health  
8. Relevant documents : Ministry of  Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2016 -719, 
17 November 2016  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
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  [ ] 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 
27737, Republic 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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