G/SPS/N/KOR/628  
 
24 January 2019  
(19-0414) 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 (MFDS)  
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): Foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practi cable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: The amendment of Enforcement Rule of the Special Act 
on Imported Food Safety Control . Language(s): Korean.  Number of pages: 18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_0438_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: In terms of import sanitation assessment of the food for special  
sanitation management, detailed provisions are to be prepared. Decision regarding the 
occasions when import sanitation are necessary and the detailed procedures and methods 
of import sanitation assessment are to be made.  
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:  
9. Other relevant documents and lan guage(s) in which these are available: 
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2019 -033 (22 January 2019)  
(available in Korean)  G/SPS/N/KOR/628  
 
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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) : 25 March 2019  
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:  
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, Oson g-eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1597  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr