. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/205 
18 May 2006 
 (06-2408) 
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 number(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 p ages of the notified document:  Amendment and 
Establishment of Standards and Specifications  of Food Additives (Available in Korean, 
21 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
• Establishment of the specification (1 item) :  Tannase  
• Amendment of specification (40 items) :  Calcium Gluconate, Butylated Hydroxy 
Toluene, Butylated Hydroxy Anisole, Sodium Saccharin, L-Cysteine Monohydrochloride, Food Green No.3, Food Green No.3 Aluminium Lake, Food Red No.2, Food Red No.2 Aluminum Lake, Food Red No.3, Food Red No.40, Food 
Red No.40 Aluminium Lake, Food Blue No.1, Food Blue No.1 Aluminium Lake, 
 Food Blue No.2 , Food Blue No.2 Aluminium Lake, Food Yellow No.4, Food Yellow No.4 Aluminium Lake,  Food Ye llow No.5, Food Yellow No.5 Aluminium 
Lake, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Chlorine, Chlo rine Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide, Calcium 
Phosphate, Tribasic , Calcium Phosphate, Di basic, Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic, 
Calcium Pantothenate, Cupric Sulfate, Zinc  Sulfate, Calcium Sulfate, Phylloquinone, 
Copper Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Ca lcium Glycerophosphate, Acesulfame 
Potassium, Food Red No.102, Sucralose,  Polyvinyl pyrrolidone , Ingredient Containing L-Sodium Glutamate. 
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/205 
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  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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and 
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2006-68, 3 May 2006 (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:  2 July 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
International Trade & Cooperation Team 
Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-Ku 
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, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
International Trade & Cooperation Team 
Korea Food and Drug Administration #5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-Ku Seoul, 122-704 Korea 
Tel:  (82 2) 380 1661 
Fax:  (82 2) 356 2893 E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr