. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/54
2 September 2003
(03-4574)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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):   Labelling of foods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of food
Labelling (2 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:
- For food additives used for sterilization and disinfection of apparatus, containers
and packages, the name and the content of active ingredients and the name of inert
ingredients to be declared
- For products used for sterilization and disinfection of apparatus, containers and
packages, the statement “sterilizer or disinfectant of apparatus, containers and
packages” to be made
- The statement “bactericidal against specific bacteria” can be made provided
scientific basis is established.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Since labelling provisions are critical information that may affect importers of food, it is
necessary to disclose general food labelling information, thereby ensuring the fair trade
8. Relevant documents:   The Korea Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice
No. 2003-84, 2003. 8. 27 (Available in Korean only)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force: -          
10. Final date for comments:   15 September 2003G/TBT/N/KOR/54
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website
(www.kfda.go.kr ).  Also available from:
International Trade and Information Office
Korea Food and Drug Administration
#Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-Ku
Seoul, 122-704, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82 2 380 1647
Fax: +82 2 356 2893
E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr