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29 August 2022  
(22-6475) 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 Food and Drug Safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr).  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation OfficeMinistry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 28159 Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1569 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: intmfds@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Foods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Revision of the "Act on Labelling and Advertising of Foods"; (3 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendment is for:  
- Prohibition of Labeling or advertising a food, etc. in manner that seriously disturbs public 
order or social morality using an expressi on involved in the harmful drugs and harmful 
articles  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Bill Number 2116974 (August 23, 2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/KOR/1095  
 
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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, R epublic of Korea, 
27737  
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5521 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KOR/22_5859_00_x.pdf  
 