G/SPS/N/KOR/569  
 
20 July 2017  
(17-3973) 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) a s specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Gelatin and collagen derived from animal  
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: The Import Health Requirements for Gelatin and 
Collagen.  Language(s):  Korean and English . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3287_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/1 7_3287_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Republic  of Korea is proposing to enact  "Import Health 
requirements for Gelatin and Collagen" . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from anima l/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) :  Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Article 11.4.15  
[ ] 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)  G/SPS/N/KOR/569  
 
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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 for ce: [  ] 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) : 18 September 2017  
Agency or au thority designated to handle 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: srs0628@korea.kr  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) o f other body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs website 
at http://www.mafra.go.kr . Also available fr om: 
Quarantine Policy Division  
Ministry of Agri culture, F ood and Rural Affairs  
#94 Darom 2 -ro, Sejong -Si, 339 -012, Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2076  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: srs0628@korea.kr