G/SPS/N/KOR/611  
 
2 August 2018  
(18-4907) 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; ICS 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: Countries (Regions) Allowed for import of livestock 
products and import sanitation requirements . Language(s): Korean.  Number of 
pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KOR/18_4168_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
This regulation has been proposed:  
 The article of the health certificate, which is attached to the livestock products 
exporting to the Korean market, noted that "compliance with the standards and 
specifications of the Republic of Korea" has been deleted. However, such article will 
continue to be effective as an impo rt sanitary requirement;  
 The list of countries and products allowed to be imported to Korea is updated. 
(e.g.,  processed milk from the Czech Republic and Austria etc.).  
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 standard? 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:  G/SPS/N/KOR/611  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control, Act No. 14476 (28 March 2017).   
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: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 August 2018  
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:  
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website 
at: http://www.mfds.go.kr .  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@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:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety website 
at: http://www.mfds.go.kr .  
Also available from:  
International Cooperation Office Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr