RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.170
7June1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1504)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEnvironment (MOE)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Bottled water (natural mineral water)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Modification ofDraft Bottled
Water Regulation
6. Description ofcontent: Aprovision onbottles intheDraft Bottled Water Regulations
wasmodified asfollows:
-Bottles shallbemade ofmaterials which canbeeasily recycled andarenotharmful
tohuman health;
-Bottles shall meet therequirements ofthematerial tests specified intheKorean
Code ofFood Standards under theFood Hygiene Act;
-Ozonic water, steam andother disinfectants canbeused forcleaning bottles, but
those disinfectants shallbecompletely removed prior tobottling;
-Cleansers shallmeettherequirements specified inthePublic Hygiene Act.
7. Objective andrationale: Toensure thequality ofbottled water
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8. Relevant documents: Government Notice No.1995-3 dated 2February 1995
G/TBT/Notif.95.44 dated 20February 1995
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Inforce since 1May1995
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Drinking Water Quality Division
Ministry ofEnvironment
1Choongang-dong
Kwachon-city, Kyunggi-do Tel: 82-2-503-7524
427-760 Republic ofKorea Fax: 82-2-503-7568