G/TBT/N/KOR/841  
3 July 2019  
(19-4448) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Food and Drug  Safety  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug safety website 
(www.mfds.go.kr ). Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 719 -1564 
Fax: (+82) 43 -719-1550 
Email: wtokfda@korea.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [  ]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Laboratory 
animal resources (laboratory animal, resources originated from experimentally induced 
laboratory animal s) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  LABORATORY 
ANIMAL ACT (18 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments to the "LABORATORY ANIMAL ACT" 
are as stated below:  
a) A person who intends to acquire  laboratory animal resources collected and being 
preserved by the Laboratory Animal Resources Bank (LAREB) shall obtain an approval 
from the Minister of Food and Drug Safety.  
b) A person who intends to bring the laboratory animal resources to outside of  
Korea that are listed as the ones that need to be approved by the Minister of  
Food and Drug Safety for the transfer shall obtain such an approval.  
- A person who intends to bring the laboratory animal resources to overseas that are 
regulated by the Presid ential Decree to be taken out of the country including introduced 
species shall report to and get an approval by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety prior 
to the transfer.  
c) A person who has been approved to acquire laboratory animal resources by any 
dishonest means or uses the animal resources not in line with its intended purposes could 
be subject to revocation of the approval and required to return the resources.  G/TBT/N/KOR/841  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Systematic management and Utilization of Laboratory animal resources; 
Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• National Assembly Bill No.20991 (14 June 2019)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined (Enforcement one year after the date of 
promulgation)  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined (Enforcement one year after the 
date of promulgation)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 55 25 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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