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28 January 2022  
(22-0726) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ). Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, H eungdoek -gu Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.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):  Cosmetic 
Product; ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET 
PREPARATIONS (HS 33)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Regulation on the Labelling of Precautions for Use of Cosme tics and 
Ingredients as Allergens" (17 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The "Regulation on the Labelling of Precautions for Use of 
Cosmetics and Ingredients as Allergens" is being amended by the Ministry of Food and 
Drug Safety (MFDS) as fol lows:  
Of the precautions for use indicated for each type of cosmetic products, a cautionary note 
to the type of vulvar cleansing agents, ''Use only on the vulva and not inside the vagina 
itself.", has been added.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  MFDS NOTIFICATION No. 2022 -49 (21 January 2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 June 2022  G/TBT/N/KOR/1054  
 
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  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:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5525 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
 
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