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Notifying Member: Republic of Korea

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  

2.

Agency responsible: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

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:

Documents are available from the Ministry Food and Drug Safety website (http://www.mfds.go.kr)

Also available from:

International Cooperation Office

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro

Osong-eup

Heungdeok-gu

Cheongju-si

Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-700

Republic of Korea 

Tel: (+82) 43 719-1564

Fax: (+82) 43-719-1550

Email: wtokfda@korea.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): Cosmetics

5.

Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed amendments to "The Regulation on the Exemption of Quality Control Test in Imported Cosmetics" (5 pages, in Korean)

6.

Description of content:

·         The clause for revoking of exemption of quality inspections will be deleted as there is no legal basis in the Cosmetic Act;

·         In case of non-conformity as the result of post-market authorization for overseas manufacturers of imported cosmetics, it will impose corrective measures.

7.

Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health and safety

8.

Relevant documents: MFDS Notification No 2014-388 (22 December 2014)

9.

Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined

10.

Final date for comments: 60 days from date of 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:

Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division

Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)

93, Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon

Eumseong-gun

Chungcheongbuk-do

Republic of Korea, 369-811

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/KOR/15_0064_00_x.pdf