. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/34
11 April 2002
(02-1948)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   National Tax Service
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Spirits, liquors, wine,
beer etc.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the
delegated order pertaining to the use of liquor labels (2 pages, in Korean)
6. Description of content:   Notification of the delegated order pertaining to the use of liquor
labels.
The label for local liquors products and import products must be distinguished from liquors
for at home use, discount stores and duty-free shops.
Local liquor products
- The classification of usage must be indicated on the main label- Liquors for use at home and discount stores must be marked as "for home use" or
"for discount stores" in white against a green or dark blue background.  Or print the
writing in a colour that can be clearly distinguished from main labels' background
colour and outline with a box.
- Liquors for at home use and discount stores must have a warning that read "Not
allowed to be sold in restaurants and bars" on the main label or supplementary
label.
Imported liquor products
- The classification of usage must be indicated on the main label or supplementary
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- All other thing same instruction are the same as local liquor products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Establishment of order in the distribution trade of liquor.
8. Relevant documents:   National Tax service Notification No 2002-11 (27.2.2002)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }July 2002
10. Final date for comments:   31 May 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
6 Jongro2-ga Jongro-gu
Seoul 110-705
Republic of Korea
Telephone: +82-2-397-1565-7
Fax: +82-2-723-0357Email: jbh1040@hanmail.net