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6 April 2021  
(21-2817) 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:  Proposed 
revision of the " Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control" (17 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  - For the registration of foreign food facilities, documents 
proving that the manufacturing business is approved, registered and declared according 
to the relevant food law of the exporting country should be submitted. (Clause 1, Article 
2 of A ct) 
- Both importers and foreign food facility operators (establishers) may apply for 
renewing registration of foreign food facilities. (Clause 4, Article 2 of Act)  
- The export health certificate of which format has been decided between Korea and the 
exporting country should be submitted for the export of dairy products, processed egg 
products and sterilized meat products (effective as of 1 January 2022 and applicable to 
consignments based on the date of shipment).  
7. Objective and rationale, including th e nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  Public Notice No.2021 -117 (25 March 2021)  G/TBT/N/KOR/959  
 
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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:  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:   
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@kore a.kr 
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_2457_00_x.pdf  
 