G/SPS/N/KOR/256/Rev.2  
 
18 February 2014  
(14-1011)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 
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): Living modified organisms (LMOs) 
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: Revised Consolidated Notice on the transboundary 
movements of living modified organisms  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 
217 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/KOR/14_0844_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
1. Modification and supplementation of th e definitions of the principal terms; 
2. Classification of the releva nt authorities' work scope; 
3. Modification of the risk assessment items, etc. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [X] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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/256/Rev.2 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Revised Consolidated Notice on the transboundary movements of living modified organisms (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 into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : This notice will enter into force mid-April 2014 without domestic 
prior announcement of legislation. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 April 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Bio and Nano Technology Division 
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 
#402, hannuri-daero, Sejong-si 
339-012 Republic of Korea 
Tel: +(82) 44 203 4395 
Fax: +(82) 44 203 4738 E-mail: kcheon@korea.kr  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of  Trade, Industry and Energy website at 
http://www.motie.go.kr . 
Also available from: 
Bio and Nano Technology Division 
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 
#402, hannuri-daero, Sejong-si 339-012 Republic of Korea 
Tel: +(82) 44 203 4395 
Fax: +(82) 44 203 4738 E-mail: kcheon@korea.kr