WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.341
22 July 1999
(99-3077)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   The Commission on Youth Protection
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):   Tobacco and liquor
products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Article 26.4 of Youth
Protection Act
6. Description of content:   This notice is to impose special labelling on the tobacco and liquor
products
Liquor Products:  Add "not available to youths under 19" sign to the product labels
Tobacco Products:  Former alarming sign on the back of the tobacco products 
should be replaced with "not available to youths under 19" sign
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of youth from the tobacco and liquor
8. Relevant documents:   This criteria will be made public in Official Gazette published by
Korean Government
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }10 September 1999
10. Final date for comments:   9 September 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   Protection Guidance Division, Commission on Youth
Protection
Tel: +82-2735-6250
Fax: +82-2-735-6251