G/SPS/N/KOR/597  
 
24 May 2018  
(18-3085) 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 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 practi cable : 
[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: 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KOR/18_2572_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Special Act on 
Imported Food Safety Control".  
It is to clearly legalize the relevant system with regard to G/SPS/N/KOR/320 (23 March 
2009) and G/SPS/N/KOR/320/Add.1 (15 July 2013) previously notified to WTO.  
It is intended to conduct the import sanitary assessment and have registered the foreign 
facilities by the governments of exporting countries when importing products that are not 
under control for human consumption in the exporting countries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant pro tection, 
[ ] 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 regulatio n 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/597  
 
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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 To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 July 2018  
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:  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documen ts 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 1564  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr