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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/92
19 April 2001
(01-1959)
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, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Food additives
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment and Establishment of
Food Additives Code (33 pages)
5. Description of content:
• Establishment of the specification (5 items):
L-Lysine, Sodium Aluminium Phosphat e Acidic, Sodium Aluminium Phosphate
Basic, Erythritol, Quercetin
• Amendment of definition (27 items):
Sodium Saccharin, Guar Gum, Rennet Casein, Locust Bean Gum, Kaolin,Cellulose Powdered, Cyanocobalamin, Petroleum Wax, Arabic Gum, Inositol,
Caffeine, Casein, D-Xylose, Tamarind Gum, Pepsin, Phytic Acid, Hexane,
Active Carbon, Dextranase, Maltogenic Amylase, Transglucosidase,
Phospholipase A
2 , Exomaltotetrahydrolase, 5'-Adenylic Acid, 5'-Cytidylic Acid,
Gelatin, Yeast
• Amendment of specification (5 items):
Food Yellow No.5, Aspartame, Magnesium Carbonate, Potassium
Pyrophosphate, Phytic Acid
• Amendment of use levels (11 items):
Potassium Metabisulfite, Sulfur Dioxide, Sodium Saccharin, Sodium Bisulfite,
Sodium Sulfite, Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Calcium Disodium
Ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Sodium Hydrosulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite,
Isopropyl Alcohol, Active Carbon.
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 General Standard for food additivesG/SPS/N/KOR/92
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and
Drug Administration Advance Notice no. 2001-33 (2 April 2001) (Available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  2 June 2001
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:  Korea Food and Drug Administration
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
International Trade and Information Office
Korea Food and Drug Administration
#5 Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-KuSeoul, 122-704, Republic of Korea
Tel:  82-2-380-1647
Fax:  82-2-356-2893
E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr