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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/120
24 September 2002
(02-5125)
Committee on Sanitary and 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:
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendment and
Establishment of Food Additives
6. Description of content:
• Establishment of the specification (6 it ems):  Calcium silicate, Calcium sorbate,
Methylethylcellulose, Polyvinyl pyrrolidone, Myristic acid, Oleic acid
• Amendment of specification (19 items):  Sodium metaphosphate, Disodium
dihydrogen pyrophosphate, Phosphori c acid, Sodium phosphate(tribasic),
Potassium phosphate(tribasic), Calcium phosphate(tribasic), Sodium
phosphate(dibasic), Ammonium phosphate(dibasic), Potassium phosphate(dibasic),
Calcium phosphate(dibasic), Sodium phosphate(monobasic), Ammoniumphosphate(monobasic), Potassium phosphate(monobasic), Calcium
phosphate(monobasic), Sodium pyrophosphate, Potassium pyrophosphate,
Magnesium phosphate(tribasic), Lipase, D-ribose
• Amendment of use level (13 items):  Benzoic acid, Sodium benzoate, Ester gum,
Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, Sodium propionate, Calcium
propionate, Propionic acid, Potassium benzoate, Calcium benzoate, Methyl p-
hydroxybenzoate, Licorice extract, Talc
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/KOR/120
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and
Drug Administration Advan ce Notice No. 2002-82, 17 September 2002 (Available in Korean
only)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
12. Final date for comments:  17 November 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Documents are available from the Kor ea Food and Drug Administration website
(www.kfda.go.kr).  Also available from:
Korea Food and Drug Administration
Food Packaging Division
#5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-kuSeoul, 122-704, Korea
Fax:  + 82-2-354-1399
E-mail:  pmheekim@kfda.go.kr