 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/171 
17 November 2004 
 (04-4979) 
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 & 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):  Pesticides 
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 
Food Code (15 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
- Establishment and Revision of the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in 46 agricultural 
commodities for 87 pesticides 
- Establishment of the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in th e Ginseng commodity for one 
pesticide 
- Establishment of the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in the Tea commodity for one 
pesticide 
7. 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 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:  KFDA Advance 
Notice No. 2004-163 (4 November  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/171 
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 12. Final date for comments:  3 January 2005 
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:    
International Trade & Le gal Affairs Office  
Korea Food & Drug Administration 
#5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-Ku Seoul, 122-704 Korea 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 & Le gal Affairs Office  
Korea Food & Drug Administration #5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-Ku Seoul, 122-704 Korea FAX: (82 2) 356 2893  E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr
 
 
 