G/SPS/N/KOR/592  
 
31 January 2018  
(18-0702) 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: Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry for 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA)  
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): Animal and animal products  
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: Change of h ealth certificate format issued  by APQA of 
the Republic of Korea . Language(s): Korean  and English . Number of pages: 2 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KOR/18_0614_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The APQA/ MAFRA of the Republic of Korea will change the health 
certificate format due to the revision of enforcement regulation of the Act on the 
Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases. Major changes are as below:  
1. The title of certificate, which appears in the up per part of the form, will be changed 
from "HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF ANIMAL QUARANTINE" to "HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR 
ANIMAL QUARNATINE";  
2. The English title of a Korean legislation that deals with the issuance of health 
certificates will be changed from the "Livestock Epidemic Prevention and Control Act" 
to the "Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases".  
The new health certificate form will become valid for use from 26 March 2018.  
Where there is a health certificate format agreed between the APQA/M AFRA of Korea and 
the relevant authorities of other countries, the agreed format will be used continuously.  
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.  
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Section 5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/KOR/592  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Y es   [  ] 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency/MAFRA  
177, Hyeoksin 8 -ro, Gimcheon -si, Gyeongsangbuk -do, 39660, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 54 912 0413  
Fax: +(82) 54 912 0431  
E-mail: kkokkonojang@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:   
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency/MAFRA  
177, Hyeoksin 8 -ro, Gimcheon -si, Gyeongsangbuk -do, 39660, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 54 912 0413  
Fax: +(82) 54 912 0431  
E-mail: kkokkonojang @korea.kr