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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/KOR/161 
4 June 2004 
 (04-2389) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
   
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Korea Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food contact materials 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
trading partner 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment of 
the Standards and Specifications for Foods (available in Korean, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The KFDA has proposed the following revision to the 
Standards and Specifications for Foods: 
 The establishment of standard and specification for new food contact materials: 
- Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), 
- Polylactide (PLA); 
 Correction of technical errors in the provisions. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Korea Food and 
Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2004-54, 18 May 2004, (available in Korean). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/KOR/161 
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12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
 International Trade a nd Legal Affairs Office 
 Korea Food and Drug Administration 
 #5 Nokbun-dong. Eunpyung-Ku  Seoul, 122-704 Korea  Tel: (82 2) 380 1647  Fax: (82 2) 356 2893  E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website at 
www.kfda.go.kr .  Also available from:   
 International Trade a nd Legal Affairs Office 
 Korea Food and Drug Administration 
 #5 Nokbun-dong. Eunpyung-Ku 
 Seoul, 122-704 Korea  Tel: (82 2) 380 1647  Fax: (82 2) 356 2893  E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr  
 
 