WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/KOR/412 
17 April 2012 
 (12-2027) 
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:  Korea Food and Drug Administration 
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):  Utensils, containers and packaging for food products 
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 Amendments to the Standards and 
Specifications for Utensils, Containe rs and Packaging for Food Products  Language(s):  
Korean  Number of pages:  499 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/KOR/12_1359_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
(1) Establish "general provisions" and "c ommon standards and specification" for 
utensils containers and packaging incl uding "common manufacturing standards", 
"application of the common standards and specification" and "determination of the 
suitability".  
(2) This draft regulation also sets stricter limits for:  
 diisononylphthalate and diisodecylphthalate in poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC) 
 barium in Poly(vinylidene chloride)(PVDC) 
 primary aromatic amines(anilline, 2,4-tolu enediamine, 4,4'-methylenedianiline) in 
polyamide(PA) 
 2,6-dimethylnaphthalenedicarboxylate in poly(ethylenenaphthalate)(PEN) 
 phenol or zinc in phenol resin-coat ed metal or silicone-coated metal 
 antimony in enameled ware 
(3) Classify specification of lead, cadmium , mercury and hexavalent chromium in 
existing material specification for cellophane, paper or processed paper and starch as general standards.  
(4) Revise significant figures of material standard and migrant specification in order to 
promote application of the standardized specification.  G/SPS/N/KOR/412 
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  (5) Add 50 per cent ethanol as food stimulant for alcoholic beverage containing more 
than 20 per cent alcohol.  
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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Korea 
Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2012-61, 3 April 2012 (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) :  16 June 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
International Trade & Statistics Office  
Korea Food & Drug Administration #643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk 363-951 Korea Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 
Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail:  wtokfda@korea.kr  G/SPS/N/KOR/412 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
http://www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
International Trade & Statistics Office  
Korea Food & Drug Administration 
#643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk 
363-951 Korea Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail:  wtokfda@korea.kr