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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/54
5 February 1999
(99-0429)
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 (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Food
additives
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendment and Establishment of
Food Additives Standard Code
5. Description of content:   Amendment of the food additives:
- Amendment of standard for manufacturing:  additional establishment of 
trichloroethylene and methylene chloride in extract solvent of natural food 
additives
- Amendment of description (1 item):  Lecithin
- Amendment of definition (2 items):  α – Amylase, Bacterial(BAU), Maltogenic 
Amylase
- Amendment of purity specification and test methods (3 items):  Berries Color, 
Bentonite, Annatto Extract
- Amendment of standard for use (4 items):  Oleoresin Capsicum, Spice Oleoresins,
Sepia Color and Maize Morado Color
6. Objective and rationale: Human health
7. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   Codex General Standard for food additives
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and
Drug Administration Notice No. 1998-53 (19 December 1998) (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/54
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11. Final date for comments:  18 February 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Korea Food and Drug
Administration
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Korea Food and Drug Administration
Food Additives Evaluation Department#5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-gu
Seoul, 122-704, Korea
Tel:  82-2-380-1692
Fax:  82-2-382-4892