. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/3
28 February 2001
(01-0998)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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):   Herbal Medicines
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification and
Test Method for Residual Sulphur Dioxide in Herbal Medicines (1 page, in Korean)
6. Description of content:  Establishment of the Specification and Method of Maximum
Residue Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2) Limits in the following herbal medicines:  Puerariae Radix,
Euphorbiae Kansui Radix, Osterici Koreani Radix, Zingiberis Rhizoma, Angelicae
Tenuissimae Radix, Trichosanthis Radix, Lonicerae Flos, Platycodi Radix, Angelicae
Gigantis Radix, Liriopis Tuber, Ginseng Radi x Palva, Pinelliae Tuber, Ampelopsis Radix,
Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Stemonae Radix, Aconiti Koreani Tuber, Ginseng Radix Alba,
Cynanchi Wilfordii Radix, Paeoniae Radix, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, Adenophorae
Radix, Dioscorea Rhizoma, Cremastrae Tuber, Scirpi Rhizoma, Phytolaccae Radix, Mori
Cortex Radieis, Acori Graminei Rhizoma, Cardamomi Fructus, Achyranthis  Radix,
Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma, Gypsophilae Radix, Coicis Semen, Paeoniae Radix Rubra,
Remotiflori Radix, Cnidii Rhizoma, Arisaematis Rhizoma, Alismatis Rhizoma, Isatidis
Radix, Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, Armeniacae Semen, Astragali Radix.
Specification:  Not more than 30 ppm as Sulphur Dioxide
Method:  Monier Williams Method in General Test Methods of Korea Food Code
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Insurance of safety through regulation of residual sulphur dioxide originated from
fumigation or drying process for herbal medicines
8. Relevant documents:   KFDA advance notice No. 2001-18, 15 February 2001 (available in
Korean)G/TBT/N/KOR/3
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 August 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  16 September 2001
10. Final date for comments:   20 April 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Natura Medicines Standardization Division
Korea Food and Drug Administration
# Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-gu
Seoul, 122-704Korea
Tel: +82-2-380-1730
Fax: +82-2-385-0297