 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/165 
13 September 2004 
 (04-3808) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Processed laver products  and Ginseng drinks 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment of 
the Standards and Specifications of F oods (available in Korean, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The KFDA has proposed the following revision to the Standards 
and Specifications of Foods: 
• Establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) of lead (Pb) in processed laver 
at 5.0mg/kg; 
• Establishment of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) of cadmium (Cd) in Ginseng 
drinks at 0.1mg/kg;  and 
• Revision of the testing methods of heav y metals in processed laver and Ginseng 
drinks. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and 
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2004-143, 3 September 2004 (available in 
Korean). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined G/SPS/N/KOR/165 
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 12. Final date for comments:  1 November 2004 
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:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr
.  Also available from:   
International Trade & Legal Affairs Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration #5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-ku Seoul, 122-704 Korea 
Tel: (82 2) 380 1661 
Fax: (82 2) 356 2893 E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
International Trade & Legal Affairs Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration 
#5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-ku Seoul, 122-704 Korea Tel: (82 2) 380 1661 Fax: (82 2) 356 2893 
E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr
 
 
 