G/TBT/N/KOR/726/Rev.1  
 
8 March 2018  
(18-1434) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member: REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Korea Forest Service (KFS)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
189, Cheongsa -ro, seo -gu 
Daejeon, 35208  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 42 481 4085  
Fax: (+82) 42 481 8884  
E-mail: earlybird36@korea.kr  
Website: http://www.forest.go.kr   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Raw timber, 
Lumber, Anti -decay wood, Fire retardant treated wood, Laminated wood, Plywood, Wood 
Pellets  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
1. Proposed Amendments to the Enforcement De cree of the Act on the Sustainable Use 
of Timbers  (6 page(s), in Korean)  
2. Proposed Amendments to the Enforcement Rule of the Act on the Sustainable Use of 
Timbers  (10 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  
Name of Law: Revised Act on the Sustainable Use of Timbers, Proposed Amendments to 
the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of the Act on the Sustainable Use of 
Timbers  
Major Content:  
 When importing timber or timber products, importers shall file an import declaration 
with the Ministe r of the Korea Forest Service  
 The Minister of the Korea Forest Service shall require on inspection agency to 
inspect the relevant documents before the completion of customs clearance  
 Where on inspection agency inspects documents, it shall verify whether an y 
document falls under the requirements pursuant to Article 19 -3-2 
 The Minister of the Korea Forest Service may issue an order to suspend the sale, 
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  7. Objective and ratio nale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The restrict illegal logging and associated trade and join international efforts 
to conserve forest environment by means of establishing import declaration and inspection 
systems for timber or  timber products  
8. Relevant documents: KFS Public Notice No. 2017 -203, 2017 -204, 
G/TBT/N/KOR/726/Add.1  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 October 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 October 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu-ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun Chungcheongbuk -do 27737  
Republic of Korea  
Tel: (+82) 43 870 5525  
Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@korea.kr   
Website: http://www.kn owtbt.kr   
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