REPUBLIC OF KOREA: HEALTH FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AMENDMENT The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.268. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: REPUBLIC OF KOREA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health and Welfare Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Health food supplements and special dietary foods. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment of the Ministerial Ordinance of the Food Sanitation Act. 6. Description of content: Introduction of a pre-approval system for the advertisement of health food supplements and special dietary foods; Establishment of a penalty for violations of the pre-approval system. 7. Objective and rationale: To protect the consumer from the false and misleading advertisement of the health food supplements and special dietary foods. 8. Relevant documents: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Official Notification 1996-63. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Proposed date of entry into force: 30 September 1996. 10. Final date for comments: 25 August 1996. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point (X) or address and telefax number of other body: Food Industry Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1 Chungang-Dong, Kwachon, Kyunggi-Do, Republic of Korea, Tel: 82-2-504-6206, Fax: 82-2-504-6207. (240)

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