. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/179 
10 July 2008 
 (08-3326) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Export  & Import Division 
88 Gwanmoonro   
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Rep. of  Korea 427-723 Tel: (+82) 2 2110 5332 Fax: (+82) 2 50 9438 
E-mail:  smkwon@mke.go.kr
 
Homepage: http://www.mke.go.kr  
TBT Division 
96 Gyoyukwongil  Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Rep. of  Korea 427-716 
Tel:  (+82) 2 509 7254/7255 
Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7307 E-mail:   tbt@kats.go.kr
 
Homepage:  http://www.kats.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Bananas, Oranges, 
Durians etc (HS: 0803, 0805,0810 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Partial Amendment of 
the regulation relating to country of origin la belling of imported goods (2  pages, Korean) 
6. Description of content:   The Ministry of Knowledge Economy made partial amendment of 
Regulations relating to Commerce and  Foreign Trade to harmonize principles of country of 
origin marking of imported goods with intern ational norms in pursuit of facilitating free 
trade.  The following 7 and 8 provisions are added to Article 75.2:  
Country of origin marking of imported goods shall be marked on each goods in accordance 
with Article 75.1. However Article 75.2 prescrib es exceptions of country of origin marking 
in the minimum packaging unit or the vessel.  G/TBT/N/KOR/179 
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  7. In the case of that there is little possibilit y of misunderstanding of country of origin of 
imported goods thanks to their appearance. (i.e. vegetables or fruits such as durians, 
oranges and bananas) 
8. The goods that the Commissioner of the Customs authorizes with consultation of the 
Minister of Knowledge Economy. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Facilitation of fair trade and prevention of deceptive practices 
8. Relevant documents:   MKE  Public Notice No. 2008- 85 (30 June 2008) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }4 July 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
TBT Division 
96 Gyoyukwongil  Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do Rep. of  Korea 427-716 Tel:  (+82) 2 509 7254/7255 Fax:  (+82) 2 509 7307 
E-mail:   tbt@kats.go.kr
 
Homepage:  http://www.kats.go.kr  
 Full texts are available on the Internet at URLs: 
http://kats.go.kr/english/cm _02/cm_02_06.asp?OlapCode=ATSU2106