G/SPS/N/KOR/657  
 
13 August 2019  
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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:  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)  
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):  Foods  
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:  The amendment of Special Act on Imported Food Safety 
Control . Language(s):  Korean . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_4390_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Republic of Korea is adding changes to the "Special Act on 
Imported Food Safety Control".  
Foreign food facilities that comply with ‘Food safety management certification standards' 
of the Food Sanitation Act will be acknowledged as ‘Facilities adopting  food safety 
management certification standards'.  
The items prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime minister will be allowed for importation 
to the extent that these items are produced, manufactured, processed, treated, packaged, 
stored from facilities adopt ing imported food safety management certification standards.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/KOR/657  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
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 
notifi cation and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 October 2019  
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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website at  
http://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 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1597  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@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 Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website at:  
http://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 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1597  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr