. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/97
11 June 2001
(01-2874)
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:  Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF)
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:  Fisheries and fishery products (including fisheries for transplanting)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Enforcement Decree and
Enforcement Ordinance of the Fishery Products Quality Control Act (about 150 pages)
5. Description of content:
(1) In accordance with agreements between Korea and Members or special sanitary
standards proposed by Members, implementation of HACCP and inspection required from
Members which import Korean fisheries products and fishery into their territory can bemade compulsory regarding related fisheries and fishery products.
(2) If a foreign country requests that their fishery product processing facilities or
factories be registered with the competent Korean authority concerned, the Korean
Government has the right to register and administer those facilities and factories in
accordance with the appropriate standards and guidelines on sanitary measures.
(3) Fisheries for transplantation, imported for domestic use from Members shall be
subject to quarantine procedures by Korean quarantine authorities.  If, as a result ofinspection, harmful insects are detected, the imports can be returned to their country of
origin or properly disposed of.
(4) Upon the request of a Member which exports fishery products for transplantation to
Korea, the Korean Government can dispatch quarantine officials to the Member country
concerned.
(5) Korean authorities can issue a health certificate for seedlings upon the request of an
importing Member.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from
other damage from pests   Inspection (Safety of Fisheries and Fishery Products for
consumer) and Quarantine (Protection of Fishery Organism)G/SPS/N/KOR/97
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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:  Codex and OIE Codes
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Official Gazette
of the Korean Government (Available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 July 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 September 2001
11. Final date for comments:  10 July 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:
Marketing and Processing Division
Fishery Policy Bureau Ministry of Maritime Affairs and FisheriesNo. 139 Chungjong-No Seodaemun-Gu
Seoul, 120-715 Korea
Tel:  +(82 2) 3148 6843
Fax:  +(82 2) 3148 6844
E-mail:  yiunkim@momaf.go.kr
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Trade Promotion Division
International Cooperation Bureau
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
No. 139 Chungjong-No Seodaemun-Gu
Seoul, 120-715 KoreaTel:  +(82 2) 3148 6843
Fax:  +(82 2) 3148 6844
E-mail:  bjh125@momaf.go.kr