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Notifying
Member: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: The Ministry of Food
and Drug Safety
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3.
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Products
covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable): Health functional food
products
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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5.
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Title of
the notified document: Partial
Amendment Notice (Draft) of Standards and Specifications for Health
Functional Foods. Language(s):
Korean. Number of
pages: 17
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_05609_00_x.pdf
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6.
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Description
of content: The proposed amendments
seek to:
A._ Amend precautions for intake, specifications, and daily intake
amount, etc. for nine functional raw ingredients, such as banaba leaf
extracts
[See
Draft 3) of 1-10,1-14,2-4,2-12,2-13, 2-22,2-29,2-54. and 1), 2), 3) of 2-33 in Chapter 3.]
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Reflect the
results of the re-evaluation conducted to ensure safety and functionality in
accordance with Article 15-2 of the Health Functional Foods Act
B._ Expand manufacturing methods for notified functional raw materials
[See Draft 1)
of 2-29, 2-54 in Chapter 3.]
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7.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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8.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter
number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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9.
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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10.
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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11.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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12.
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Final
date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 28 October 2024
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
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
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
portal at http://www.mfds.go.kr. Also available from:
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
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr
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