G/SPS/N/KOR/737  
 
23 September 2021  
(21-7094) 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 Oceans and Fisheries  
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):  All live aquatic animals (fish, molluscs and crustaceans) and chilled 
or frozen shrimp, and amphibian (HS codes: 0301, 0306, 0307, 0106)  
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 amendment to the "Enforcement Rule of 
Aquatic Life Disease Control  Act". Language(s):  Korean . Number of pages:  19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/KOR/21_5879_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
(1) Listing Infection with Decapod iridescent virus -1 (DIV1) as contagious aquatic 
organisms disease;  
(2) Listing amphibian to be quarantined before import;  
(3) Approving electronic certificates provided by exporting countries' competent 
authorities;  
(4) Expanding the scope of import risk analysis;  
(5) Performing on-site audit based on a consultation with exporting country.  
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code : Section  1, 
Chapter  1.3: Diseases listed by the OIE; Section 5, Chapter  5.2: Certification 
procedures, Chapter 5.3:  OIE procedures relevant to the Agreement on the 
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of World Trade Organization ; 
Section 8:  Disease of Amphibians  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/KOR/737  
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Official  website of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea 
(http://www.mof.go.kr , in Korean)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 November 2021  
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:   
Fisheries Infrastructure and Aquaculture Policy Division  
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries  
Government Complex Sejong 94  
Dasom 2 -Ro, Sejong Special Self -governing C ity 
30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 44 200 5625  
Fax: +(82) 44 861 9436  
E-mail: ahnjk90@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 the Korean Ministry of Government Legislation website at 
http://www.mof.go.kr/ . Also available from:  
 
Fisheries Infrastructure and Aquaculture Policy Division  
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries  
Government Complex Sejong 94  
Dasom 2 -Ro, Sejong Special Self -governing City  
30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 44 200 5625  
Fax: +(82) 44 861 9436  
E-mail: ahnjk90@korea.kr