G/SPS/N/KOR/796  
15 January 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Ministry of Environment  
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):  Mammalia, aves, and reptilia in the wild  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Pre-announcement of Amendment Draft to the 
Enforcement Regulation of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act . Language(s):  
Korean . Number of pages:  56 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_00474_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments aim to achieve the following:  
A. The new establishment of an import quarantine system for mammalia, aves, and 
reptilia in the wild;  
B. Wildlife diseases subject to quarantine (a detailed list of diseases will be created 
through a public notice by the Ministry of Enviro nment, which will be also informed to 
the WTO);  
C. The scope of items designated for quarantine;  
D. The specific procedure of import quarantine.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code: Section 5, 
Chapter 5.1: General Obligations Related to Certification, Chapter 5.3: 
OIE procedures relevant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures of World Trade Organization  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   G/SPS/N/KOR/796  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Public  announcement No. 2023 -708 of the Ministry of Environment, which is dated 
29 November 2023 and available in Korean : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_00474_01_x.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 19 May 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquir y Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Biodiversity Division  
Ministry of Environment  
Building #6, Government Complex -Sejong, 11 Doum 6 -ro, Sejong Special Self -Governing 
City, 28159, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 7251  
Fax: +(82 44) 201 7261  
E-mail: gdy1128@korea.kr  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   
Biodiversity Division  
Ministry of Environment  
Building #6, Government Complex -Sejong, 11 Doum 6 -ro, Sejong Special Self -Governing 
City, 28159, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 7251  
Fax: +(82 44) 201 7261  
E-mail: gdy1128@korea.kr