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G/SPS/N/KOR/392 
26 July 2011 
 (11-3786) 
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 Health and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food 
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 Draft Amendment of the Enforcement Decree 
of the Special Act on Children's Di etary Life Safety Management  Language(s):  Korean  
Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  Partial revision of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on 
Children's Dietary Life Safety Management : 
- To exclude some mixed beverages labelle d and advertised as products mainly for 
adults, such as mushroom extracted dri nks or hangover relieving drinks, from the 
category of children's preferred foods. 
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 stan dard?  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 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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/392 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MW Public 
Notification 2011-377 (8 July 2011) published in the Korean Official Gazette (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) :  24 September 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Policy Division 
Ministry of Health & Welfare  110-793 / 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul The Republic of Korea 
Tel.:  +(82 2) 2023 7783 
Fax:  +(82 2) 2023 7780 E-mail:  healthcare@korea.kr  kgc0709@korea.kr 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Food Policy Division 
Ministry of Health & Welfare  
110-793 / 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul The Republic of Korea Tel.:  +(82 2) 2023 7783 Fax:  +(82 2) 2023 7780 E-mail:  healthcare@korea.kr 
 kgc0709@korea.kr