G/SPS/N/KOR/498  
 
9 April 2015  
(15-1920)  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 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live horse(s) 
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 amendments to the Import Health 
Requirements for Live Horse(s)  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/KOR/15_1467_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Import 
Health requirements for Live Horse(s)". 
1) Revise requirements for equine encephalomyelitis in accordance with the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health code 12.4.2 as below:  
 Equines for export: 
a. showed no clinical sign on the day of shipment and during the three months 
 prior to the shipment; and 
b. were kept in a quarantine station for the 21 days prior to shipment and were 
 protected from insect vectors during quarantine and transportation to the 
 place of shipment; or 
c. were vaccinated not less than 15 days and not more than one year prior to 
 shipment; 
2) Revise requirements for equine viral arthritis (EVA) in accordance with the OIE 
Terrestrial Animal Health code 12.9.2 as below: 
 Agent identification (using semen) can be conducted other than mating method; 
3) Revise requirements for equine influenza vi rus (EIA) to make vaccination obligatory; 
4) In order to export equines to the Republic of Korea, the horses should be born in the 
exporting region or raised in the exporting region or state at least six months prior to the shipment. 
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.   G/SPS/N/KOR/498 
 
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  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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  (Terrestrial Animal Health Codes 12.4.2 
and 12.9.2) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 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: 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Notice No. 2015-115, 30 March 2015 (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) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Quarantine Policy Division 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  #94 Darom 2-ro, Sejong-Si, 339-012, Korea 
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2076 
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449 E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs website 
at http://www.mafra.go.kr . Also available from:   
Quarantine Policy Division 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  
#94 Darom 2-ro, Sejong-Si, 339-012, Korea 
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2076 Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449 E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr