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Jun. 2, 2011Corea: revisan, establecen y proponen modificaciones a estándares y especificaciones para alimentos
| World Trade
Organization |
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| G/SPS/N/KOR/389
25 May 2011 |
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| (11-2605) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
| 1. | Notifying Member: Republic of KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: Korea Food and Drug Administration |
| 3. | 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): Food products |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Proposed Amendments of Standards and Specifications for Food Language(s): Korean Number of pages: 148 |
| 6. | Description of content: These amendments are the following:
1. Revise standards for Clostridium perfringens in Common Criteria and Standards for Food in General 2. Establish standards for heavy metals in food 3. Establish and revise standards for radionuclide in food 4. Establish standards for mycotoxins in food 5. Revise definitions for mixed beverages 6. Revise General Testing Methods 7. Reclassify flaxseeds as Raw Material with Limited Usage |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | 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: |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The Korea Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2011-72, 12 May 2011 (available in Korean) |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 24 July 2011
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 Trade and Statistics Office The Korea Food and Drug Administration Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-951, Korea Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr |
| 13. | Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:
International Trade and Statistics Office The Korea Food and Drug Administration Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-951, Korea Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr |