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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/KOR/403 
19 January 2012 
 (12-0348) 
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):  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 Amendment of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods  Language(s):  Korean  Number of pages:  214 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/KOR/12_0116_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
- To establish and revise MRLs for p esticides in agricultural products: 
Acephate, Acetamiprid, Alachlor, Amisul brom, Amitraz, Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, 
Bistrifluron, Carbaryl, Carbendazim, Ca rbosulfan, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, 
Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Cyazofamid, Cyfluthrin , Cymoxanil, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin, 
Diazinon, Dichlorvos : DDVP, Diflubenzuron, Dimethomorph, Diniconazole, Dithianon, EBDC[Ethylenebis(dithio-carbamate)s], Em amectin benzoate, Et haboxam, Etofenprox, 
Famoxadone, Fenoxaprop-ethyl, Fenthion : MPP, Fenvalerate, Fluazifop-butyl, Fluazinam, 
Flubendiamide, Flufenoxuron, Fluopicolide, Fl uopyram, Flusulfamide, Fosetyl-aluminium, 
Glyphosate, Hydrogen cyanide, Iprovalicarb, Isopyrazam, Linuron, Lufenuron, Malathion, Metaflumizone, Metalaxyl, Metaldehyde,  Metazosulfuron, Methabenzthiazuron, 
Methomyl, Myclobutanil, Napropamide, Oxo linic acid, Oxyfluorfen, Pendimethalin, 
Phenthoate : PAP, Phoxim, Pirimiphos-methy l, Probenazole, Prof enofos, Prohexadione-
Calcium, Propamocarb, Pyraclofos, Pyridaryl, Sethoxydim, Spinetoram, Sulfoxaflor, 
Tebuconazole, Tebufenozide, Tebupirimfos, Tefluthrin, Tetraconazole, Thiacloprid, 
Thiobencarb, Thiodicarb, Trifloxystrobin, Trifluralin, Zoxamide 
- To establish and revise MRL for pes ticides in ginseng; Azoxystrobin 
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/403 
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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:  The Korea 
Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2011-249 (29 December 2011) (available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
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) :  19 March 2012 
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:   
International Trade and Statistics Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-951, Korea Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 
E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr; wtokfda@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:    
International Trade and Statistics Office  
Korea Food and Drug Administration Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-951, Korea 
Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 
Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr; wtokfda@korea.kr