G/SPS/N/KOR/798  
13 March 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  All live aquatic animals (fish, molluscs and crustaceans) and chilled 
or frozen shrimp, and live amphibian (HS codes: 0301, 0306, 0307, 0106)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed amendment to the "Aquatic Organism Disease 
Control Act" . Language( s): Korean . Number of pages:  85 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_01875_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Some revisions are made to Enforcement Rule of the Aquatic 
Organism Disease Control Act as follows:  
(1) Three kinds of amphibian diseases  (Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , 
Batrachochytirum salamandrivorans , Ranavirus  species) are designated as legally -
controlled diseases;  
(2) Detailed procedures are formulated regarding registration, cancelation, etc. of Korean 
processing establishments for export of aquatic animals and products thereof;  
(3) Detailed procedures are formulated regarding registration, modification, extension of 
the registration, etc. of overseas processing establishments of aquatic animals and 
products thereof;  
(4) Legal basis is formulated for officials to go in person and inspect how overseas 
establishments manage and control aquatic animal diseases;  
(5) Legal basis is formulated to take an import suspension measure following the result of 
the on -site inspecti on or import risk analysis;  
(6) Legal basis is formulated to carry out import risk analysis after taking emergency 
measures to prevent the spread of aquatic animal diseases; and  
(7) Other improvements are made regarding domestic disease control procedures, etc.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify  the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/KOR/798  
 
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  [X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code: Section 5, 
Chapter 5.1: General Obligations Related to Certification, Chapter 5.3: 
OIE procedures relevant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures of World Trade Organization  
[ ] International Plant Protection Conve ntion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Official  website of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea 
(http://www.mof.go.kr ) (available in  Korean)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Fisheries Infrastructure and Aquaculture Policy Division  
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries  
Government Complex Sejong 94  
Dasom 2 -Ro, Sejong Special Self -governing City  
30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 44 200 5625  
Fax: +(82) 44 861 9436  
E-mail: ahnjk90@korea.kr  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Korean Ministry of Government Legislation website at 
http://www.mof.go.kr/ . Also available from:  
Fisheries Infrastructure and Aquaculture Policy Division  
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries  
Government Complex Sejong 94  
Dasom 2 -Ro, Sejong Special Self -governing City  
30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +( 82) 44 200 5625  
Fax: +(82) 44 861 9436  
E-mail: ahnjk90@korea.kr