In 1999, the investigation concluded on the conformity assessment procedure that it was both discriminatory and more burdensome than necessary and therefore was in violation of Articles 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), mainly because the Korean products, contrary to imported cosmetics, were not subject to an authorisation procedure prior to being put on the market.
aastal tuvastati vastavushindamismenetluse uurimise käigus, et see on nii diskrimineeriv kui ka vajalikust koormavam ning seetõttu vastuolus WTO tehniliste kaubandustõkete lepingu artiklitega 5.1.1 ja 5.1.2 põhiliselt seetõttu, et Korea toodete suhtes, erinevalt imporditavast kosmeetikast, ei kohaldata enne turulelubamist heakskiitmismenetlust.