G/SPS/N/KOR/563  
 
20 April 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Meas ures  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): Testing laboratories (foods, livestock products, 
pharmaceutical drugs, traditional Korean medicine, medical devices, cosmetics)  
4. Regions or countri es 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 amendment to the Regulation of Food and 
Drugs Testing Laboratories Assessment.  Langu age(s): Korean . Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_1940_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: For a foreign testing laborat ory that meets the designation 
requirements of its own government, it may be evaluated on modified criteria outlined in 
laboratory quality assurance scheme evaluation sheet.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protect ion, 
[ ] 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 co nform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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: 
Ministry of Food Drug Safety  Notification No. 2017 -162 (12 April 2017)   G/SPS/N/KOR/563  
 
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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/o r (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) : 19 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National No tification 
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 Osongsaengmyeong 2 -ro Osong -eup Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungch eongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1564  
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 b ody:  
International Cooperation Office, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong 2 -ro Osong -eup Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1564  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr