. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/52
9 July 2003
(03-3709)
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):   Health Functional Food
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Draft
Labeling Standard for Health Functional Food (26 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:   The proposed labeling standard is promulgated to fulfill the
requirements of Health Functional Food Act to ensure consumers’ rights-to-know by
providing truthful information to consumers.  It classifies the labeling requirements into
11 categories such as product name, manufacturer, nutrient information, sell-by-dates,
functionality claims, and so forth.  The standard allows nutrient functions and other claimsto be indicated in the products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure consumers’ rights-to-know and to protect consumers from fraudulent practices
8. Relevant documents:   The Korea Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice 2003-56
(27 June, 2003), Available in Korean Only.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }August 2003
10. Final date for comments:   25 August 2003G/TBT/N/KOR/52
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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:  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
5 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