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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/96
11 June 2001
(01-2873)
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:  Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)
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:  Foods
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Amendment of Ministerial
Ordinance of Food Sanitation Act (41 pages)
5. Description of content:
(1) As a follow-up measure of labelling requirement on genetically modified foods,
importer, manufacturer and processor of foods shall submit and keep for three years
a certificate proving that the foods have been treated separately from GMO in theprocess of production, harvest, storage and transport in the following two cases:
− when an importer does not label "genetically modified food" on the foods which are
subject to be labelled "genetically modified" by other regulations;
− or, when a manufacturer or a processor does not label "genetically modified food"
on the food products which are made with materials that are subject to be labelled
"genetically modified" by other regulations.
(2) Restriction on using the same or the similar trade name with infant formula in
advertising weaning foods.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MOHW Advanced
Notice No. 2001-42;  Official Gazette, 25 May 2001 (Available in Korean only)
(http://www.mohw.go.kr/silkuk/view2.html?no=3008)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 July 2001G/SPS/N/KOR/96
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  13 July 2001
11. Final date for comments:  30 June 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 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