G/SPS/N/KOR/647  
 
29 May 2019  
(19-3715) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
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 imported foods produced or processed using pork and pork by -products as raw 
ingredients* (Livestock products** are excluded)  
* Excluded raw ingredients: gelatine (pork), lard, pork flavor (synthetic flavor)  
** Livestock products: livestock products under Article 2 of the "Livestock Products 
Sanitary Control Ac t". 
4. Regions or countr ies likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Angola, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, 
Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, 
Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Estonia, The 
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea -Bissau, Hong Kong, China, Hungary, Italy,  Kenya, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia,  Mozambique, 
Namibia,  Nigeria,  Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, South 
Africa,  Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Zambia and  Zimbabwe.  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notification on Documents Required for Import 
Declaration with reg ard to ASF (African Swine Fever) . Language(s): English . Number 
of pages: 2 
6. Description of content:  For each import declaration, submit one of the following 
documents:  
1. Certificate of heat -treatment  
Documents that indicate that pork used in the final pr oduct has been heat -treated (for 
at least 30 minutes at a minimum temperature of 70 ℃ or has gone through treatment 
as equivalent), and which are proved by the exporting country's government.  
2. Certificate of ASF inspection  
Documents that indicate that ASF virus was not detected in the final product, and 
which are issued by the inspection agency certified by exporting country's government 
or the exporting country's government.  
3. ASF-free Certification  
Documents that indicate that the final product is produced or processed using pork 
from ASF -free and healthy pig during all production and processing stages, and which 
are proved by the exporting country's government.  G/SPS/N/KOR/647  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protec t humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to the rapid 
spread of ASF in Africa, Asia, Europe and other regions, the MFDS is strengthening 
measures to prevent ASF virus from entering Korea.  
9. 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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and lan guage(s) in which these are available:   
Article 20 of the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control" and Article 27 (1) (10) (c) 
of the "Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control".  (available 
in Korean ) 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
1 July 2019 as Dispatch of Shipments   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
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 Ministry of  Food and Drug Safety website at  
http://www.mfds.go.kr .  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of  Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup,  
Heungdoe k-gu Cheongju -si, Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1597  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr