G/SPS/N/KOR/508  
 
16 June 2015  
(15-3095)  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): Feed  
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 standards and specifications 
of feed, etc.  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/KOR/15_2311_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "standards 
and specifications of feed, etc.": 
1. Detailed material description on food, etc. available ingredient for feeding; 
2. Set-up on suggested period of circulation of feeds type; 
3. Standard supplementation on subdivide the feed's title; 
4. Standard on toxic substance of feed controlled that accord with international 
standards and then strengthen safety control. 
 - Correction on heavy metal, fungal toxin, tolerance limit for pesticide residue. 
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 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   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: This draft is made to be in line with Codex standards for 
pesticide residue and contaminants in animal feeds as much as possible. However, 
Codex does not provide standards for all crops and ingredients used in feeds. G/SPS/N/KOR/508 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Ru ral Affairs Notice No. 2015-186, 29 May 2015 
(available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : July 2015 or later 
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) : January 2016 or later 
[ ] 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 August 2015 
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:  
Livestock Management Division 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  #94 Dasom2-ro, Seiong, Korea 
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2343 
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0127 E-mail: jeongsoonil@korea.kr 
13. Text(s) 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 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs website 
at http://www.mafra.go.kr . Also available from:   
Livestock Management Division 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  
#94 Dasom2-ro, Seiong, Korea 
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2343 Fax: +(82 44) 868 0127 
E-mail: jeongsoonil@korea.kr