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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/89
23 March 2001
(01-1422)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) of
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Animal products imported from any foreign countries
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft NVRQS Notification
establishing the scope and criteria of sterilization, pasteurization and processing regarding
the imported animal products (7 pages)
5. Description of content:  The National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service is
proposing a draft of the scope and criteria for sterilization, pasteurization and processing of
the animal products for ensuring effective import quarantine and inspection in accordancewith the provisions of Article 20.2 of the Act for Prevention of Livestock Epidemics and
Article 15 of its Ministerial Ordinance.
Animal products which have been sterilized, pasteurized or processed in compliance with
the proposed regulation may not be subject to import animal quarantine and inspection:
• "Sterilization" means the conditions where the products can be transported in sealed
container without re-contamination after h eat-treatment with saturated steam (for
15-20 minutes at not less than 121°C or for at least 35 minutes at not less than
115°C) or with dry hot air (for 1-2 hours at 160-170°C), or other method equivalent
to the aforementioned heat-treatment.
• For the products associated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), the
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agent inactivation procedures of
the OIE Animal Health Code shall be applied.
These regulations are not applied to the BSE associated products from BSE affected
countries and other countries at risk of BSE affection which were notified to the Membersas G/SPS/N/KOR/80 and 85.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
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7.An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  In general, the document is aligned with the
standards, guidelines or recommendations of the OIE and Codex Alimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  NVRQS Notice
No. 2001-2(23 February 2001) (Available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To de determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  The effective date will be given upon publication of
the final rule.
11. Final date for comments:  15 May 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Quarantine and Inspection Division
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service
Tel:  82 31 467 1937
Fax:  82 31 467 1717
E-mail:  wooms@nvrqs.go.kr
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Quarantine and Inspection Division
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service
Tel:  82 31 467 1937
Fax:  82 31 467 1717
E-mail:  wooms@nvrqs.go.kr