. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/18
23 August 2001
(01-4098)
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:   Korea Food and Drug Administration – KFDA
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):   Cosmetics
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Public
Notification of Draft Enactment of "The Korean Measurement Standard for UV Protection
Efficacy" (KMSUV), (14 pages, in Korea)
6. Description of content:   This enactment is:
- to establish test methods for SPF (Sun Protection Factor) and PFA (Protection
Factor of UVA);
- to establish Standards for labelling of UV protection efficacy;- to set the upper limitation of labelling of SPF.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of this enactment is to harmonize with international standards, to improve
efficiency and convenience in approval procedure and to enhance the confidence in
labelling of SPF and PFA.
8. Relevant documents:   KFDA Advance Notice 2001-72
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined.
10. Final date for comments:   31 August 2001G/TBT/N/KOR/18
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
International Trade and Information Office
Korea Food and Drug Administration"5 Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-Ku
Seoul, 122-704, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-2-380 1647
Fax: +82-2-356 2893
Email: wtokfda@kfada.go.kr