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6 June 2019  
(19-3909) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug safety (MFDS) website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ). Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159  
Republic of Korea   
Tel: (+82 ) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: wtokfda@korea.kr  
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):  Cosmetics  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Types, Standards, and Test Methods of Cosmetic Colour Additives " 
(9 page( s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The amendments seek to : 
1) Establish new use restrictions on the following six color additives that cause eye 
irritation: Dibromofluorescein, Eosine YS, Phloxine B, Phloxine BK, 
Tetrachlorotetrabromofluorescein, Tetrabromofluorescein . 
2) Expand the ban on two color additives (Amaranth, New Coccine): The two color 
additives which are prohibited from use in cosmetics for infants would be 
additionally banned in cosmetics that intend to label and promote as cosmetics 
for children.  
3) Add the color additive "Pigment Red 5 " used in solid soaps for face wash* to 
"Annex  1. The list of color additives for cosmetics ". 
*Solid soaps for face wash will be classified as cosmetics as of 31 December 2019.  
7. Objective and rationale, in cluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To strengthen safety management of cosmetics  G/TBT/N/KOR/835  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• MFDS NOTIFICATION No 2019 -276 (31 May 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification   
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do,  
27737 Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525   
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats. go.kr   
website:  http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KOR/19_3309_00_x.pdf  
 