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G/SPS/N/KOR/395 
28 September 2011 
 (11-4693) 
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, food additives, apparatus, p ackaging and containers for 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 Food Sanitation Act and the Enforcem ent Regulation of the Food Sanitation Act 
Language(s):  Korean  Number of pages:  80 
6. Description of content:   
Partial revision of the Enforcement Decree of  the Food Sanitation Act and the Enforcement 
Regulation of the Food Sanitation Act : 
 To introduce a system of preliminary review on labelling or advertisements 
 Labelling or advertisements on foods for special use* shall go through a review 
in advance to prevent false labelling or advertisements from misleading consumers. 
* Foods for special use include infant diets, prescribed foods for weight control, foods for 
specific-medical use and foods for pregnant lactating wome n 
 To introduce a registration system  of an import declaration agent 
 Establishing an organized management system for imported foods by allowing 
persons who are qualified as hygienists, f ood technicians or food engineers, etc. 
and have completed a certain educat ion programme to perform as import 
declaration agents. 
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.    G/SPS/N/KOR/395 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MW Public 
Notification 2011-489 (21 September 2011) publis hed 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) :  27 November 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 7785 Fax:  +(82 2) 2023 7780 
E-mail:  lsh32@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 7785 
Fax:  +(82 2) 2023 7780 E-mail:  lsh32@korea.kr