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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/15
ORGANIZATION 12September 1995
(95-2609)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth andWelfare (MOHW)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Oriental
Pharmaceutical Herbs
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Revision ofthemaximum residue
limits andtesting methods forheavy metals andpesticides inoriental pharmaceutical
herbs
5. Description ofcontent:
TheMOHW amends themaximum residue limits andtesting method forheavy metals
inoriental pharmaceutical herbs asfollows:
- maximum residue limits arechanged from 100ppmto20ppm
- thevolume ofstandard solution isreduced forthetesting method.
TheMOHW alsoestablishes maximum residue limits andtesting methods forpesticides
inoriental pharmaceutical herbs asfollows:
- BHC(,,,-BHC) 0.2ppm
- DDT(DDD, DDE) 0.2ppm
- Aldrin 0.01ppm
- Dieldrin 0.01ppm
- Endrin 0.01ppm
- thequantity ofpesticides inoriental pharmaceutical herbs ismeasured byGas
Chromatography.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents: Pharmaceutical Act
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Notyetdecided
10. Final date forcomments: 30September 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
International Cooperation Division
Ministry ofHealth andWelfare
1Choongang-dong, Kwachon city
Kyonggi-do, Republic ofKorea
Tel: 82-2-503-7524
Fax: 82-2-503-7568