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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/107
14 January 2002
(02-0158)
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, 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:  Livestock products for human consumption, in particular milk and milk
products, meat and meat products and egg products)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Draft Amendment to the
Processing Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock Products (Available in
Korean, 18 pages)
5. Description of content:  The proposed amendments are to revise the processing standards
and ingredient specifications for livestock products.  The revisions are as follows:
− Establishment of sanitary standards for shell eggs to be used for the production of
livestock products.
− Establishment of sanitation criteria for egg products, such as "pasteurized liquid
whole egg", "pasteurized liquid egg york ", and "pasteurized liquid egg albumin".
− Newly establishment of standards and specifications of whey protein powder.
− Amendment of standards and specifications of ice cream to allow the milk products
such as whey powder, etc. as ingredients.
− Addition and amendment of test methods for nitrite, vitamins, and lactose.
*This will be also notified to the WTO/TBT Secretariat in accordance with the WTO/TBT
Agreement.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  NVRQS Public
Notice No. 2001-46 (Available in Korean Offi cial Gazette No. 14982, 20 December 2001)G/SPS/N/KOR/107
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  20 March 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Division of Livestock Products Standards
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service
Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryTel:  82-31-467-1992
Fax:  82-31-467-1989
E-mail:  byunsk@nvrqs.go.kr
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Division of Livestock Products Standards
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine ServiceMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry
Tel:  82-31-467-1992
Fax:  82-31-467-1989
E-mail:  byunsk@nvrqs.go.kr