. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/14
20 June 2001
(01-3075)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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:   Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)
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:           
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):   Foods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Amendment of
Food Sanitation Act (36 pages, available in Korean only),
http://www.mohw.go.kr/silkuk/view2.html?no=2937
6. Description of content:   In order to ensure food safety, a proposal was submitted to amend
the Food Sanitation Act.  The proposed provisions are as follows:
- Recognizing to be necessary for public health, the Korea Food and Drug
Administration (KFDA) can perform safe ty evaluation on genetically modified
products which are imported, developed, or manufactured for human consumption.
Genetically modified food, which was not  conducted on safety evaluation or was
proven to be unsuitable for human consumption cannot be sold.
- The imported food, which was verified and notified by KFDA to accord with
related provisions, could be exempted from all or part of inspections.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Food safety
8. Relevant documents:   MOHW Advanced Notice No. 2001-41;  Official Gazette
(18 May 2001)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   30 June 2001G/TBT/N/KOR/14
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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:
Division of Pharmaceutical and Food Policy
Health Policy BureauMinistry of Health and Welfare
Tel: +82-2-503-7557
Fax: +82-2-504-1456