(1) Reasons for Proposal

The Notice aims to secure national safety by designating masks that can be used to protect the respiratory system from infectious agents by blocking droplets of bodily fluids during daily life as a quasi-drug in addition to the existing “health masks” and “surgical masks.”

(2) Major Provisions

Designation of additional quasi-drugs (Subparagraph 1 Item (b) 3)

Newly designate masks for the purpose of protecting the respiratory system by blocking droplets of bodily fluids during daily life as a quasi-drug.