G/SPS/N/KOR/670  
20 December 2019  
(19-8913) 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):  Animal -protein feed  
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:  Proposed Public Notice of Import Health Requirements 
for animal -protein feed (The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Notice No. 
2019-480, 21 November 2019) . Language(s):  Korea n(Full text), English(Summary) . 
Number of pages:  7, 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_7353_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_7353_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The MAFRA has proposed to enact the "Import Health 
requirements (IHRs) for animal protein feed" for preventing the introduction of animal 
diseases from other countries. Animal protein feed will require to be heat -processed at 
the approved establishments and the conditions in the implementing IHRs will need to be 
met. T hese conditions are designed to mitigate the risk of contamination of these products 
with pathogens of infectious animal diseases.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant p est 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) : OIE 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international  standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/KOR/670  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None  
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) : To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enq uiry 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:   
Documents are available from t he Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs website 
at  www.mafra.go.kr.   Also available from the National Enquiry point in above point 12.