G/SPS/N/KOR/572  
 
18 August 2017  
(17-4431) 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: 374 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3690_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment seeks to:  
 Establish the specifications (non -detection) for  five food poisoning viruses in water 
for food:  
o Hepatitis A and B virus, Rotaviru s, Enteric adenoviridae, Sapovirus;  
 Establish and revise the maximum limits for heavy metals (lead, cadmium) in 
agricultural products and fishery products:  
o Lead: Apple, Mandarin, Berries (0.2 →0.1); Perilla seed (0.3); Bellflower root, 
Deodeok root (0.2 →0.1); Squid (1.0); Crustacean (1.0 →0.5); Sea mustard 
(0.1);  
o Cadmium: Bellflower root (0.2 →0.1); Squid (1.5); Sea mustard (0.1);  
 Revise the application criteria of maximum residue limits for pesticides according to 
the entire adoption of positive list system;  
 Establish the maximum limit for histamine in Japanese amberjack, Yellowtail ( Seriola 
quinqueradiata ); 
 Add two newly indentified analo gues of anti -impotence drug and five medici nal 
ingredients to the list of " Substances that shall be not detected in f ood": 
o Analogues of anti -impotence drug: Isopropylnortadalafil, Descarbonsildenafil;  
o Medicinal ingredients: Phenolphthaleine, Yohimbine, Icarine, Sennoside, 
Cascaroside;  
 Revise the definition and the manufacturing and processing standards for "Sesame 
seed oil" an d "Perilla seed oil "; 
 Delete endangered spices from the list of "Raw materials approved for use in foods":  
o Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis ), Porbeagle, Beaumaris shark, Porbeagle 
(Lamna nasus ), Oceanic whitetip shark ( Carcharhinus longimanus ); 
 Establ ish and revise the maximum residue limit for 110 pesticides (Iminoctadine, 
Norflurazon, Deltamethrin, etc.).  G/SPS/N/KOR/572  
 
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  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.  
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 Anim al 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 Advance Notice No. 2017 -289, 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 for 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 E nquiry 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, Oson g-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 t he 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, Oson g-eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr