G/SPS/N/KOR/535  
 
17 May 2016  
(16-2681)  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 Affair (MAFRA) 
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): Cloven-hoofed animals in zoo 
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: Import Health Requirements for Cloven-hoofed 
Animals for Display in a zoo  Language(s): Korean/English  Number of pages: 4/3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_1894_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_1894_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Import health requirements such as quarantine requirements 
and sanitary conditions of the exporting country with regards to cloven-hoofed animals 
for display in a zoo that are exported from a foreign country into the Republic of Korea. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 
Volume II (sections 8, 11, 14, 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: None   G/SPS/N/KOR/535 
 
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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) : 16 July 2016 
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:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Fo od and Rural Affair (MAFRA) 
94, Dasom 2-ro, Govern ment Complex-Sejong 
Sejong-si 30110, Republic of Korea Tel: +(82 44) 201 2076 
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449 
E-mail: srs0628@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:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Fo od and Rural Affair (MAFRA)  
94, Dasom 2-ro, Govern ment Complex-Sejong 
Sejong-si 30110, Republic of Korea Tel: +(82 44) 201 2076 Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449 
E-mail: srs0628@korea.kr