G/SPS/N/KOR/556  
 
16 January 2017  
(17-0277) 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: Proposed Amendments to the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods . Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 204 
http://memb ers.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_0322_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment seeks to:  
 Establish the standard for coliform and E. coli  in the general standards and 
specification of foods;  
 Establish and revise the maximum res idue limits for 39 pesticides in agricultural 
products;  
 Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for 18 veterinary drugs in foods;  
 Establish the general testing methods for 36 veterinary drugs.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  anima l 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/556  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are a vailable: 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2017 -017 (13 January 2017)  
(available in Korean)  
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 ent ry 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) : 17 March 2017  
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:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of  Food and Drug safety  
#187 Os ongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. A ddress, 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 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda @korea.kr