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5 July 2021  
(21-5323) 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 -719-1564 
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 [   ], 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):  Hygiene 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
"Standards and Specifications for Hygiene Products" (38 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Descript ion of content:  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Republic of Korea is 
proposing to amend the "Standards and Specifications for Hygiene Products". The main 
changes proposed are:  
1. To clarify category names of cleaning agent from types 1, 2 and 3 to names of specific 
targets of the use such as fruits, food cooking utensils etc.;  
2. To clarify the scope of disposable cups, disposable cotton swabs, facial tissue, and toilet 
paper;  
3. To integrate formaldehyde testing methods for disposable cotton swabs,  disposable 
diapers and wet wipes for food service businesses; and  
4. To establish a sampling method for general bacterial testing of disposable cotton 
swabs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure consumer health; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/KOR/982  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• MFDS Public Notice No. 2021 -292 (30 June 2021)  
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@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KOR/21_4490_00_x.pdf  
 