WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/29
30July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3033)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Food, food
additives, foodapparatus, containers andpackaging
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Revision ofthe
Ministerial Ordinance oftheFood Sanitation Act
5. Description ofcontent:
(a)Asforfoodadditives which donothaveindividual standards andspecifications in
theKorean Food Additive Code, natural foodadditives canbeusedorimported
withthesubmission ofinterim standards andspecifications.
Food additives which didnothaveindidivual standards andspecifications inthe
Korean Food Additive Code were prohibited from being usedorimported inthe
past.
(b)Toabolish themandatory sorting ofspoiled agricultural products before customs
clearance forfoodsanitation purposes.
(c)Tointroduce random sampling forlaboratory testing
-Samples willbeclassified into"surveillance" and"compliance" groups, withthe
random sampling method applied tothesurveillance group products.
(d)Toalleviate administrative sanctions against manufacturers whocomply withthe
foodrecall requirement sincerely andvoluntarily.
6. Objective andrationale: Toharmonize sanitary measures withtheinternational
standards andtoprotect public health.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Ministry ofHealth and
Welfare, Official Notification 1996-63 (22.6.1996)
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9. Proposed date ofadoption: 30September 1996
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 30September 1996
11. Final date forcomments: 25August 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Food Industry
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
1Chungang-Dong, Kwachon, Kyunggi-Do
Republic ofKorea
Tel: 82-2-504-6206
Fax: 82-2-504-6207