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  1. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods (Advance Notice No. 2026-310, 30 June 2026)

    The proposed amendment seeks to: 1. Revise the limit of mycotoxin in Corn; 2. Revise the lists of food ingredients in [Annex 2]; 3. Establish and revise maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides in food [106 pesticides including Natamycin]; 4. Establish and revise general test methods; 5…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/849Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Amendments to Standards and Quality Criteria for Wood Products

    Delete the quality requirements for moisture content, ash content, and higher heating value from the quality criteria for Agglomerated wood charcoal and Wood charcoal, and newly establish fixed carbon content as a quality requirement for Wood charcoal ([Annex 14], [Annex 15]). Add safe use…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1359Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Partial amendment to the 'Regulation for Pharmaceutical Approvals, Notifications and Reviews'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea intends to amend the following provisions of the 'Regulation for Pharmaceutical Approvals, Notifications and Reviews' A. If only the name of the 'general test method' registered in the Korean Pharmacopeia or other official compendia…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1358Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed amendment to the 'Labelling Standards for Foods'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) would like to revise the below statement from Labeling Standards for Foods. The main points of the amendments are as follows: 1) Establishment of consumer information labeling requirements for foods in tablet or capsule forms 2) Reflection of the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1356Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    The Act on Sustainable Development of Coastal and Offshore Fisheries

    The Act on Sustainable Development of Coastal and Offshore Fisheries aims to prevent the entry into the domestic market of fishery products produced through illegal fishing, etc., and to establish a distribution order for legally produced fishery products. The Act provides the legal basis for…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1357Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed amendments of the 'Standards and Specifications for Hygiene Products'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) intends to amend the 'Standards and Specifications for Hygiene Products' as follows: A. Test method for 'tattoo inks' - Test method name: 42. Restricted substances in tattoo inks (hazardous elements) - Test method content: Addition of a test procedure to…

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    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1355Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed amendments to the 'Regulation on the Labelling of Precautions for Use of Cosmetics and Ingredients as Allergens'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Regulation on the Labelling of Precautions for Use of Cosmetics and Ingredients as Allergens' as follows: 1) Add an exception that allows certain precautionary statements to be omitted for shampoos not intended to be rinsed off…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1350Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed amendment to the Standard of Unfair Labeling and Advertising of Foods'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) would like to revise the below statement from Standard of Unfair Labeling and Advertising of Foods. The main points of the amendments are as follows: - Prohibition of labeling and advertising product names of medicines or similar names

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1352Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed amendments to the 'Enforcement Decree of the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods'

    The proposed amendments are as follows: Prohibition on labelling and advertising that uses the names of medicinal products(including product names or herbal medicine prescription names) licensed or notified under Articles 31 and 42 of the 'Pharmaceutical Affairs Act' or names similar thereto.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1353Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed enactment of the 'Regulation on Standards and Methods for Performance Evaluation of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea intends to enact the 'Regulation on Standards and Methods for Performance Evaluation of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices' to provide detailed matters necessary for the implementation of the performance evaluation system, as delegated…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1354Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed amendments to the 'Regulation on Safety of Pharmaceuticals, etc.'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Regulation on Safety of Pharmaceuticals, etc.' as follows: A. Easing the reporting requirement for API changes (Article 17) The threshold for allowing API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) changes to be reported rather than registered…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1351Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Notification of change of Phytosanitary measure for seeds for sowing and pollen for pollination without a Phytosanitary Certificate

    The Republic of Korea has amended its phytosanitary regulation concerning the importation of seeds for sowing and pollen for pollination. Effective 5 September 2026, all imports of seed for sowing and pollen for pollination must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/847Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Partial amendment to the APQA Notification on (1) the Scope of feed, feed ingredients, equipment, straw litter and other similar items, and (2) Quarantine methods and standards…

    (1) Added honey and bee pollen as feed for bees to the scope of items subject to animal quarantine; (2) Newly established import requirement, quarantine methods and standards for honey and bee pollen as feed for bees. Key details: Honey and bee pollen as feed for bees must comply with the import…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/846Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed amendments of the 'Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control'

    This amendment is intended to enhance the safety management of imported foods with potential risk by improving the current system, under which the number of laboratory inspections is uniformly applied to re-imported foods with a history of non compliance, to allow the inspections to be applied…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/845Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed amendments to the 'Enforcement Rule of the Medical Devices Act'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Enforcement Rule of the Medical Devices Act' as follows: 1) Provisions governing delegated matters concerning GMP conformity assessment for medical devices 2) Detailed procedures for the designation and renewal of technical documentation…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1349Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Partial amendment notice (Draft) of Import Health Requirements for raw hides and skins derived from cloven-hoofed animals

    Partial amendment of import health requirement that stipulate quarantine details for the import of raw hides and skins derived from cloven-hoofed animals - Adjustment of treatment requirements, including disinfection, for hides and skins of cloven-hoofed animals originating from countries affected…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/843

  17. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Partial amendment notice(Draft) of Import Health Requirements for straws and forages

    Amendment of import health requirement that stipulates quarantine details for the import of straws and forages - Addition of a requirement under the import conditions for forage that it be stored in a storage facility in the exporting country for at least four months prior to export, in isolation…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/842

  18. WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Proposed amendments to the 'Regulation on the Permission, Notification, Review, etc of Medical Devices'

    The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Regulation on the Permission, Notification, Review, etc of Medical Devices' as follows: 1) Class Ⅰ medical devices approved/certified/notified prior to changes in approval/certification/notification may be manufactured or imported for 6…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1348Comment period closed

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