G/TBT/N/KOR/731  
 
16 October 2017  
(17-5575) 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 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, Chungcheongbuk -
do, 28162  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: wtokfda@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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): Hygiene 
Products (ex. dish detergent, dishwasher rinse aid, disposable 
cup·spoon·chopst icks·fork·knife·straw, toilet paper, kitchen paper, paper towel, paper 
napkin, toothpick, cotton swab, disposable diaper etc )  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
enactment of the "Enforcement Rule of Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control Act" 
(28 articles, 8 tables, 21 forms, 93 pages, available in Korean)    
6. Description of content: The purpose of this Enforcement Rule is to provide for matters 
delegated by the Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control Act and the pr oposed Enforcement 
Decree of the aforesaid Act, and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.  
The proposed enactment of Enforcement Rule of 'Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control 
Act' includes the following provisions:  
a) Attached table 1 of the Enforc ement Rule stipulates facilities requirements for cleansing 
& hygiene product business operator.  
b) Any person who intends to notify his/her business pursuant to Article 3(1) or 3(2) of the 
Act shall submit an application for business notification to compe tent authorities after 
he/she has facilities necessary for business operations. (i.e., a person who intends to start 
an import business should submit an application to the head of a Regional Office of Food 
and Drug Safety)  
c) Any person who intends to make  an import declaration pursuant to Article 8(1) of the G/TBT/N/KOR/731  
 
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  Act shall submit an import declaration of imported cleansing & hygiene products regulated 
by the Act to the head of a Regional Office of Food and Drug Safety.  
d) Where the head of a Regional Office of Food and Drug Safety receives an import 
declaration of imported cleansing & hygiene product, he/she shall conduct an inspection of 
the relevant imported cleansing & hygiene products in accordance with methods of 
inspection prescribed in attached Table 3.  
e) Article 16(1) and 16(2) require business operators to complete three or four hours of 
mandatory hygiene education every year.  
f) Article 17(1) stipulates the following information is to be included in the label: the letter 
"cleansing & hygiene products",  the name of product, the name and location of the 
business, net weight of product, date of manufacture, ingredients list, etc.  
g) Application, amendment, inspection fees pursuant to the Article 30 of the Act shall be as 
specified in attached Table 8.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Adoption of "Enforcement Rule of Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control Act" 
for Safety assurance  
8. Relevant documents:  MFDS Notice No. 2017 -351 (29 September 2017)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 19 April 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 15 December 2017  
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@kats.go.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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