. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/99
5 September 2001
(01-4226)
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 (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Food products (comfrey)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Advance Notice Concerning the
Proposed Amendment of the Standards and Specifications for Food (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  The herbal ingredient, comfrey ( Symphytum officinale, S.
asperum, S. x uplandicum ) to be prohibited from being used as food material
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2001-71, (available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  30 September 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Korea Food and Drug AdministrationG/SPS/N/KOR/99
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
International Trade and Information Office
Korea Food and Drug Administration
#5 Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-KuSeoul, 122-704, Republic of Korea
Tel:  82-2-380-1647
Fax:  82-2-356-2893
E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr
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