G/SPS/N/KOR/499
16 April 2015
(15-2034)  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 
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): Food 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: Proposed Amendments to the Guideline of Inspection 
of Imported food  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/KOR/15_1604_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendments are seek to revise the list of items 
which is free of non-compliance records with the standards and specifications for foods for the past 5 years, and thus are classified as document inspection when imported. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] 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 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: The 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2015-104 (7 April 2015) (available 
in Korean) G/SPS/N/KOR/499 
 
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  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) : 15 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:  
International Cooperation Office 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdoek-gu Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do 
363-700, Korea 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559 Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@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 Food and Drug Safety website at 
http://www.mfds.go.kr  
Also available from: 
International Cooperation Office 
Korea Food and Drug Administration #187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdoek-gu Cheongju-si, 
Chungcheongbuk-do 
363-700, Korea Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr