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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/290 
5 September 2008  
 (08-4192) 
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 and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food additives 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to 
the Standards and Specifications for Food A dditives (available in Korean, 56 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
− To establish specifications of 6 items in the list of synthetic additives and natural 
additives:  ammonium molybdate, sodium selenite, chromic chloride, acetone, methyl alcohol, and natamycin; 
− To revoke specifications of 3 items in th e list of synthetic additives:  butyl 
p-hydroxybenzoate, isobutyl p-hydroxybenzoate and isopropyl p-hydroxybenzoate; 
− To amend standards and specifications of  use for 142 items, including diluted benzoyl 
peroxide, in the list of synthetic additives a nd natural additives in alignment with wholly 
revised Food Code and Health  Functional Food Code;  and 
− To revise the standard of use for aces ulfame potassium for harmonization with 
international norms. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] 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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/290 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   The Korea Food and 
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2008-172,  5 September 2008 (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:  4 October 2008 
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 notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Documents are available from the Korea F ood and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr  and 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