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26 August 2021  
(21-6443) 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:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 -719-1569 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.kr  
Website: www.mfds.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Foods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
"Enforcement Rule of the Act on Labelling and Advertising of Foods" (4 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Desc ription of content:  The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is proposing to 
amend the "Enforcement Rule of the Act on Labelling and Advertising of Foods".  The major 
amendment prohibits labeling or advertising of food products, etc. using the same or 
similar trade name, trademark, container or packaging of the following:  
1. "Products for children subject to safety verification (stationery only)" defined 
under the Special Act on the Safety of Products for Children (Article 8.2)  
2. "Household chemical products subject to safety verification" defined under the 
Act on the Safety of Household Chemical Products and Biocidal Products (Article 
18). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To provide consumers with  better information and promote public health; 
Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
MFDS Public Notice No. 2021 -388 (August 10, 2021)  G/TBT/N/KOR/994  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  24 August 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
 
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