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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.291
29September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2877)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Food, foodadditives, foodapparatus, packaging andcontainers.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Establishment ofLabelling
Requirements forFoods, etc.
6. Description ofcontent:
- Unifies thelabelling standards heldunder theMinisterial Ordinance oftheFood
Sanitation ActandtheFood Code intothe"Labelling Requirements forFoods,
etc.";
- reduces thenumber ofitems subject tomandatory labelling requirement from
15to9;
- adjusts therequirements forlabelposition;
- alleviates therequirements forletter sizeonlabels;
- clarifies thelabelling requirements fornutrients.
7. Objective andrationale: Tofacilitate consumers understanding andmanufacturers
convenience through aunified andsimplified labelling requirement system.
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8. Relevant documents: Government Notice 1995-71 (19August 1995)
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1January 1996
However, fortwoyears following theentry intoforce ofthenewregulation the
previous regulations maybeapplied tomanufacturers whosecured abusiness licence or
registered theirbusiness prior to1January 1996.
10. Final dateforcomments: 29October 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Food Circulation Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
1Choongang-dong,
Kwachon, Kyunggi-Do
Republic ofKorea Tel: 81-2-504-6206
Fax: 81-2-504-6207