Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Republic of Korea - Health functional food products : raw ingredients

NOTIFICATION

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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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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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Title of the notified document: Partial Amendment Notice (Draft) of Regulations Concerning Approval of Functional Ingredients & Standard and Specifications for Health Functional Foods. Language(s): Korean. Number of pages: 6

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_05610_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: The proposed amendments seek to:

A._    Rationalize the re-deliberation protocol for functional raw ingredients with a documented review history [see Draft Article 8 (Return of Application Documents) 2.]; newly established

-_       Re-deliberation requested within two years of suspension will only require review of new data

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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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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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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2024-385, 21 August 2024

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_05610_01_x.pdf

(available in Korean)

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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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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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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