Republic of Korea has proposed amendments to the Regulation on Inspection Orders for Imported Food, etc.

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), The Republic of Korea is proposing amendments designed to clarify the details of Article22 (Orders to Undergo Inspection) of the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control" and to ease concerns of unfavorable treatment applied to imported foods without a separate regulation.

The proposed amendments provide specification of the scope of imported food, etc. subject to inspection orders prescribes procedures for designation and removal of inspection order and describes detailed procedures that importers are required to follow.

Products covered: Foods (foods, food additives, apparatus, and containers and packages, functional health foods, livestock products)

HS code: 02, 03, 04, 0504, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

Proposed date of adoption: Expected for adoption on September (To be determined)

Proposed date of entry into force: Expected for adoption in September.

Final date for comments: 24 September 2019

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.