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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/64
22 October 1999
(99-4597)
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 may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Apple, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chwinamul, Chamnamul, Chicory leaves,
citron, cucumber, grapes, garlic, lettuce, mandarin, mushroom, Perilla leaves, pepper,
pepper leaves, persimmon, potato, pear, rice, strawberry, tea, watermelon and Welsh onion
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of Food Code (written
in Korean)
5. Description of content:
Amendment of the Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides in apple, cabbage, Chinese
cabbage, Chwinamul, Chamnamul, Chicory leaves, citron, cucumber, grapes, garlic, lettuce,mandarin, mushroom, Perilla leaves, pepper, pepper leaves, persimmon, potato, pear, rice,
strawberry, tea, watermelon and Welsh onion.
- Benfuracarb, Cadusafos, Chlorfenapyr , Cypermethrin, Fenazaquin, Fenobucrab,
Fipronil, Flufenoxuron, Imidacloprid, Ipr obenfos, Isoprothiolane, Prothiofos,
Pyraclofos, Pyridaben, Tebufenozide, Tebufenpyrad and Teflubenzuron
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex MRLs (CXLs)
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  KFDA Public Notice
No. 1999-41 (29 September 1999, Available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/KOR/64
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11. Final date for comments:  28 November 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  KFDA
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Pesticide Residues Division
Food Evaluation/KFDA
5 Nokbyun-dong, Eunpyung-gu, Seoul, Korea, 122-704
Tel:  82-2-380-1673 or 1858
Fax:  82-2-382-4892