. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/221 
28 November 2006 
 (06-5713) 
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:  Korea Food & Drug Administration(KFDA) 
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):   Baby and infant foods, weight-control food, other baby and infant foods, 
medical foods, the foods for pregnant and l actating women and mineral analysis method.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All  
trading countries. 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment 
of Standards and  Specifications of  Food (10 pages). 
6. Description of content:   
- Revision of standard for manufacturing processes of baby and infant foods; 
- Establishment of standard for calorie  requirement in weight-control food; 
- Revision of the standard for nutrient requireme nt in miscellaneous baby and infant foods; 
- Establishment of food category and standard in specifications for medical foods; 
- Establishment of standard  in the foods for pregnant and lactating women;  and 
- Revision of mineral analysis method. 
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. 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:  KFDA Advance 
Notice No. 2006-242 (20 November 2006) (Available in Korean). G/SPS/N/KOR/221 
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  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:   
International Trade & Cooperation Team 
Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#194 Tongilro, Eunpyeong-gu 
Seoul, 122-704 Korea Tel:  (82 2) 380 1661 Fax:  (82 2) 356 2893 E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.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:   
Documents are available from the Kore a and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr .   
Also available from:   International Trade & Cooperation Team Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#194 Tongilro, Eunpyeong-gu 
Seoul, 122-704 Korea Tel:  (82 2) 380 1661 Fax:  (82 2) 356 2893 E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr