G/SPS/N/KOR/668  
 
6 November 2019  
(19-7509) Page: 1/2 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA)  
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):  Straw and forage for animal feed (HS codes: Forage : 1214901000; 
Native grass, Soiling crop, Others: 1214909090; Leaf : 1404903010; Rice st raw, Barley 
straw, Other straw: 1213000000; Corn cob : 2308009000; Alfalfa bale : 1214909010; 
Pellet, Cube, Ground forage: 1214100000; Others : 2308009000; Formula feed : 
2309901040)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or pra cticable : 
[X] All trading partners  ASF affected countries  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Requirements for Straw and Forage . 
Language(s):  Korean, English . Number of pages:  5 and 7  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_6243_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_6243_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MAFRA has proposed to revise the "Import Health requirements 
(IHRs) for Straw and Forage" for the concern that African swine fever (ASF) could spread 
to p igs through straw and forage originating from the ASF infected countries. 
The concerned products will require to be heat -processed to reach internal temperature of 
at least 80 °C for a minimum of 10 minutes at approved establishments and the conditions 
in the implementing IHRs will need to be met. These conditions are designed to mitigate 
the risk of contamination of these products with the African swine fever virus.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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) :  
[ ] 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?  G/SPS/N/KOR/668  
 
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  [ ] 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:  
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Notice No. 2019 -400, 10 October 2019  
(available in Korean)  
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 i nto force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2020  
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:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/MAFRA  
94 Dasom2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/MAFRA  
94 Dasom2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si 339-012, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr