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23 September 2020  
(20-6449) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Resource  Circulation Policy Division  
Ministry of Environment  
11, Doum 6 -ro 
Sejong, 30103  
Republic of Korea  
Tel.: (+82) 44 201 7346  
Fax: (+82) 44 201 7351  
E-mail: khj10040@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.me.go.kr  
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):  All 
products that use packaging  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft partial 
amendment of the "Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources" (5 
page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Act on the 
promotion of saving and recycling of resources". The main changes proposed  are:  
Mandatory labeling of the material and packaging method (including space ratio of 
packaging and the number of packaging ) on the surface of packaging. In case of non -
compliance, a fine of not more than three million won will be imposed. Annually, regular 
product surveys and inspections are conducted to confirm compliance and labeling.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  It is necessary to mandate the labeling of packaging materials and packaging 
methods in order to make product manufacturers and others reduce packaging waste by 
providing information rela ted to packaging.; Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
The National Assembly Bill No. 2102968 (14 August  2020)  G/TBT/N/KOR/919  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
http://likms.assembly.go.kr/bill/billDetail.do?billId=PRC_M2W0E0O8B1V4P1I1D1Z9R3X
1B6L3S1  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_5686_00_x.pdf  
 