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2 December 2022  
(22-8982) 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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) website : 
www.mfds.go.kr  
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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
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:  Proposed 
amendments to the "Designation of Self -quality inspection Checklist and Details of 
Hygiene Products"; (8 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  MFDS is proposing to amend the Designation of Self -quality 
Inspection Checklist and Details of Hygiene Products as follows:  
A. Modification of terms in the standards and specifications for wet -wipes used in 
restaurants, disposable cotton swab and diapers for children  
B. Add inspection item for fluorescent whitening agents of sanitary wet towels  
7. Objective and rationale, incl uding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  MFDS NOTIFICATION No. 2022 -537 (1 December 2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/KOR/1118  
 
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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 5521 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.k r Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_8256_00_x.pdf  
 