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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/228 
6 February 2007 
 (07-0498) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Welfare 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Food, food additives, equipment, packaging and containers for food.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
trading partners. 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Proposed Draft 
Amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act; Proposed Draft 
Amendment of the Enforcement Regulation of th e Food Sanitation Act (Available in Korean). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act & 
Revision of the Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act  
- To establish the category "Food Material Supply Service Business" and related 
matters. 
¾ Establishing a new category of businesses wh ich supply raw food or food materials to 
institutional food services. 
- To amend the fine for negligence for pers ons violating provisions related to report 
cases of food poisoning. 
¾ Delayed reporting of food poisoning is also subject to a fine for negligence. 
- To establish the contents of sanitation training that cooks and dieticians shall receive. 
¾ The training will cover the Food Sanitation Act and food poisoning. 
- To establish a legal base for the food la beling standards which require nutrition 
labeling. 
¾ Inserting the scope for subjects of nutrition labeling (prescribed in the foods labeling 
standards) in the Food Sanitation Act. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MOHW Public 
Notification 2007-8 (11 January 2007) published in the Korean Official Gazette (Available in 
Korean). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Policy Division 
Ministry of Health and Welfare 
1 Jungang-Dong, Kwacheon-City, Kyoungi-Do, 427-760 
The Republic of Korea Tel:  +82-31-440-9115~8 
Fax:  +82-31-440-9119 
E-mail:  kak0615@mohw.go.kr  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food Policy Division 
Ministry of Health and Welfare 
1 Jungang-Dong, Kwacheon-City, Kyoungi-Do, 427-760 
The Republic of Korea Tel:  +82-31-440-9115~8 
Fax:  +82-31-440-9119 
E-mail:  kak0615@mohw.go.kr