RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
ORGANIZATION G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
24November 1995
(95-3675)
Original: English
KOREA -MEASURES CONCERNING THE SHELF-LIFE OFPRODUCTS
Notification ofMutually Agreed Solution
Addendum
Thefollowing communication, dated 12October 1995, from thePermanent Mission ofthe
Republic ofKorea iscirculated attherequest ofthatdelegation.
_______________
Inaccordance withtheagreement regarding theshelf-life issuereached between theGovernment
oftheRepublic ofKorea andtheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica on20July1995 and
asafollow-up toKorea ’snotification onthissubject contained inG/SPS/N/KOR/9 of5July1995,
Ihereby notify oftheHarmonized System (HS)headings andsub-headings oftheproducts onwhich
shelf-lives willbechanged from 1October 1995, asshown intheattached annex.
ItshouldalsobenotedthatastheHScodificationdiffersfromtheclassificationmethodemployed
intheKorean Food Code inbasic purpose, nature, scope andcoverage, itwastechnically difficult
todescribe products intheKorean FoodCode infullcompliance withtheHSheadings andsub-headings,
since theheadings andsub-headings intheKorean Food Code donotperfectly match theHScodes.
Accordingly, theHSheadings andsub-headings intheannex aredescribed onthefollowing
conditions:
- TheHSheadings andsub-headings aredescribed onlyforthepurpose ofreference. Thus, the
scope oftheexplanatory notes ontheHSregulated intheInternational Convention onthe
Harmonized Commodity Description andCoding System cannotalterthescope andcoverage
oftheKorean Food Code.
- ThedescriptionofacertainproductundertheHSheadingsandsub-headingsdoesnotnecessarily
mean thatalltheproducts under theHSheadings andsub-headings areincluded intheshelf-life
change. Itsimply means thatthecorresponding product belongs totheHSheadings andsub-
headings.
- Products imported intoKorea should comply withthecriteria andspecifications provided by
theKorean Food Code, eventhough theyhavethesame HSheadings andsub-headings asin
theKorea-U.S. Agreement.
TheMinistry ofHealth andWelfare oftheRepublic ofKorea (MOHW) willconsider anyfuture
comments from WTO Members. IncasetheHSheadings andsub-headings described intheannex
arefound inappropriate, theMOHW willreadjust them.WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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ANNEX
Products eligible forthe
manufacturer-determined shelf-life system in1995
Products Categories Products HSNo.
Confectioneries Dried confectioneries
-Deep-frying oroiltreating products (exclude biscuits
andproducts which islessthan10%ofcrude fat)
Traditional Korean biscuits andconfectioneries
Potato andcornchips vacuum packed afternitrogen
flushing
-Miscellaneous cookies1905.90
1905.90
2006.00
1904.10
1904.10
1905.90
1904,
1905.30
1905.90
" Candies 1704.90
" Chocolates 1704 (only
white
chocolate)
1806
(excluding
1806.10)
1904
(containing
2%ormore of
processed
cocoa
products)
1905
(containing
2%ormore of
processed
cocoa
products)
" Chewing gums 1704.10WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Confectioneries Jams
-Jams, Marmalades, Preserves
-Syrups2007
Sweeteners Sugar 1701
(excluding
1701.91)
" Glucose
-Liquid glucose
-Other glucose1702.30
" Fructose
-Liquid fructose
-Crystalline fructose1702.60
1702.50
" Youts (starch syrup, maltsyrup, powder, solid yout) 1702.90
" Sugar syrups 1702.20
1703.10
1703.90
" Dextrins 3506.10
" Oligospeccharides 1702
2106.90
Icecreams Icecreams
Iceconfectioneries
Icecream powders2105.00
2105.00
2106.90
Milk &Milk products Butter milk
-Powdered0403.90 (only
dried ones)
" Condensed milk
-Sweetened condensed milk, sweetened condensed skim
milk0402.99
" Creams
-Powdered0402.29
0402.21
" Milk powder
-Stored under dark
-Stored atroom temperature0402
" Whey
-Powdered0404.10
" Lactose 1702.10
" Hydrolyzed milkprotein products 2106.90WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Meat &Meat
productsMeat products
-Dried sausage
Dried mixed sausage
Meat jerky
-Canned meatandmeatproducts1601.00
1601.00
1602
1602
" Eggproducts
-Dried0408.11
0408.91
Fishery products Fishery products
-Dried 1604
Canned /bottled
productsCanned products -
Edible oils Soybean oil 1507.90
" Corn oil 1515.29
" Rapeased oil 1514.90
" Ricebranoil 1515.90
" Sesame oil 1515.50
" Perilla oil 1515.90
" Safflower oil 1512.19
" Sunflower oil 1512.19
" Cottonseed oil 1512.29
" Peanut oil 1515.90
" Olive oil 1509
" Palm oil 1511.90
1513.29
" Coconut oil 1513.19
" Beeftallow 1502.00
" Lard 1501.00
" Mixed edible oil 1517.90WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Edible oils Processed fat&oil 1516
" Shortening 1517.90
" Margarine 1517.10
" Hotpepper seedoil 1515.90
" Kapok oil 1515.90
" Nicaoil 1515.90
" Miscellaneous edible fat&oil 1515
Noodle products -Dried noodles, Pastas
(Packaged Naeng Myun, Chinese noodle)1902.19
" -Instant noodles
a.Fried
b.Gelatinized dried
c.Improved instant noodles1902.30
Teaproducts Soaking tea 0902
" Extracted tea
-Liquid products
a.Packed withcan
b.Others
-Solid products
a.Packed withcan
b.Others2101.20
" Powdered tea
-Packed withcan
-Others1901.90
" Fruit tea
-Powdered fruittea
a.Packed withcan
b.Others
-Fruit liquid tea
a.Packed withcan
b.Others2006.00
2008WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Teaproducts Coffee
-Roast coffee
a.Packed withsynthetic resin
(a)General packed
(b)Vacuum packed
b.Packed withcan
-Instant coffee
a.Packed withsynthetic resin
b.Others
-Formulated coffee
-Liquid coffee
a.Packed withcan
b.Others0901.2
2101.10
2101.10
2101.10
Beverages Fruit andvegetable beverage
-Others (exclude fruits &vegetable juices, without heat
treatment)
a.Packed withpaper
b.Packed withbottle orsynthetic resin
c.Packed withcan2009
2202.90
" Carbonated beverage
-Packed withsynthetic resin
-Packed withcan2202.10
" Mixed beverage
-Packed withpaper
-Packed withsynthetic resin
-Packed withcan2202.10
" Powdered beverage 2106.90
Foods forspecial
dietary usesDietary fiberproducts 2106.90
" Dietary supplement foods -
" Food forspecial dietary purpose -WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Health foods Purified fishoilprocessed foods
-Eeloilproducts
a.Capsuled
b.Others
-EPAand/or DHA products
a.Capsuled
b.Others2106.90
" Royal-jelly products
-Fresh royal-jelly
-Miscellaneous2106.90
" Yeast products 2106.90
" Pollen products 2106.90
" Squalene products
Capsuled
Others2106.90
" Processed algae products
Chlorella products
Spinuline products2106.90
" -linolenic products
(primrose oilproducts)
-Capsuled
-Others2106.90
" Embryo budproducts
-Embryobudnil products
(Wheat embryo budoil)
a.Capsuled
b.Others
-Embryo budproducts2106.90
" Soylecithin products 2106.90
" Octacosanol products 2106.90
" Alkoxy glycerol products
-Capsuled
-Others2106.90
" Grape seedoilproducts
-Capsuled
-Others2106.90WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Health foods Fermented plant extract 2106.90
" Protein foodproducts
-Extracted protein foodproducts
-Protein-hydrolyzed foodproduct
-Mucopolysaccharide protein products2106.90
" Chlorophyll contained products 2106.90
" Mushroom products 2106.90
" Apricot extract products 2106.90
" High calcium products 2106.90
" Soft-shelled turtle products 2106.90
" High ß-Carotene products 2106.90
" High Chitosan products 2106.90
" Propolis products 2106.90
Seasoned foods Kanjang 2103.10
" Denjang 2103.90
" Kochujang 2103.90
" Chunjang 2103.90
" Chungkukjang
-Dried
-Miscellaneous2103.90
" Mixed Jang -
" Vinegar 2209.00
" Sauces
-Pasteurized
-Sterilized
-Canned2103.20
2103.90
" Tomato Ketchup
-Canned orbottled
-Tubed2109.20
" Curry
-Curry powder
-Food added curry0910.50
" Redpepper powder andshredded pepper 0904.20WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Seasoned foods Spices products -
" Dressing 2103.90
" Complex seasoned oil 2103.90
" Flavoring oil 2103.90
Water ices Edible ice 2301.90
Ginseng products Ginseng concentrates 1302.19
" Ginseng powder 1211.20
" Ginseng tea
-Ginseng tea
-Ginseng leaftea
-Ginseng liquid tea2106.90
" Ginseng beverage
-Packed withpaper
-Packed withcanorsynthetic resin2202.90
" Ginseng canned products
-Ginseng can
-Ginseng retort food1211
2106.90
" Ginseng confectioneries
-Ginseng candles
-Ginseng gum2106.90
" Sugar-soaked ginseng 2106.90
" Ginseng capsules 1211.20
2106.90
" Miscellaneous ginseng products -
Kimchi &picked
foodsKimchi
-Sterilized
a.Canned
b.Retorted
-Pasteurized2005.90
" Jeotkals
-Jeotkals, liquid jeotkal, seasoned liquid jeotkal
-Seasoned jeotkal1604
1605WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Kimchi &picked
foodsPreserved products
-Sterilized
a.Canned
b.Retorted
-Pickled can
-Preserved bysugar-dried products
-Pasteurized2001, 2005
2006,2008
2001
2006.00
2001, 2005
2006.00
2008
" Hard-boiled foods
Sterilized
a.Canned
b.Retorted
Pasteurized-
Alcoholic beverage Sake(refined ricewine) 2206.00
" Beer 2203.00
" Fruit wine 2206.00
" Soju(distilled liquor) 2208.90
" Whisky 2208.30
" Brandy 2208.20
2208.90
" Miscellaneous distilled liquor 2208
" Liqueur 2208.90
" Miscellaneous alcoholic beverage 2206.00
2206.90
Instant foods Retorted foods -
Miscellaneous foods Dried shellfish andfishfillet 0305, 0306
0307
" Instant dried foods (Dried weight should bemore than
50%oftheproduct weight andexcept grain, grain
powder andstarth)-
" Majoo 2103.90
" Cocoa powder 1805.00WT/DS5/5/Add.1
G/SPS/W/27/Add.1
G/TBT/D/3/Add.1
G/AG/W/8/Add.1
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Products Categories Products HSNo.
Miscellaneous foods Cocoa butter 1804.00
" Peanut andnutproducts
-Products containing more than80%ofpeanut butter or
nuts
-Miscellaneous0801.00
0802
2007
2008.10
" Capsules -
" Starches
-Anti-moisture andmore than3layer package ofCraft-
Paper
-Other cloth pouch1108.10
" Processed fruitandvegetable products
-Packed withcan
-Packed withpolyaminated aseptic materials
-Others
a.Processed fruit&vegetable products (only forsolid
orpaste)
b.Fruit &vegetable puree orpaste0712,0803
0804, 0805
0806, 0813
0814, 2002
2006, 2007
2008
" Honey 0409.00
" Edible tallow, lard 1502.00
1501.00
" Imitation cheese 2106.90
" Vegetable cream (non-dairy) 1517.90
2106.90
" Animal extracted foods 1603.00
" Corn forpopcorn 1005.90