. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/150 
7 January 2004 
 (04-0034) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Live cattle, sheep, goat and other ruminant animals; their meat and meat 
products;  bovine embryo, ova;  meat and bone-m eal and other feed ingredients originated 
from the said animals; other rendered animal protein products (except hide, skin, semen, 
milk and milk products) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
United States of America 
5. Title, language  and number of p ages of the notified document:  Administrative Order 
No. AHD-205 (03.12.27):  Ban on the importation of live ruminants and their products and 
other rendered animal protein products orig inating in the United States of America  
6. Description of content:  Ban on the importation of the above mentioned products 
originating in the USA in order to prevent introduction of Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE or Mad Cow Disease) into the Republic of Korea 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect 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:  To prevent introduction 
of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or  Mad Cow Disease) into the Republic of 
Korea. 
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties, 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Administrative Order 
No. AHD-205 (27 December 2003) (available in Korean, 2 pages) 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediate entry into force 
on 27 December 2003. G/SPS/N/KOR/150 
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 12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 Animal Health Division 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
 No. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon-shi, 
 Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719  Tel: +82 2 500 1936  Fax: +82 2 504 0908  Email: cvo@maf.go.kr
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Animal Health Division 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
 No. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon-shi,  Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719  Tel: +82 2 500 1936  Fax: +82 2 504 0908 
 Email: cvo@maf.go.kr