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G/SPS/N/KOR/428 
2 October 2012 
 (12-5309) 
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:  Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency 
(QIA) of the Ministry for Food, Agricu lture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Livestock 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 Draft Amendment of the Processing Standards 
and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock products  Language(s):  Korean  Number of 
pages:  14 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/KOR/12_3861_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The main amended contents in this document are as following: 
 The revision of food poisoning bacteria's sample number;  
 The revision of standard for E. coli  and coliform bacteria; 
 The revision of the test method for Salmonella , Vibrio parahaemolyticus , Total 
Bacteria Count; 
 The revision of the sampling methods and preparation of sample homogenate. 
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 stan dard?  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 G/SPS/N/KOR/428 
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  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 language(s) in which these are available:  QIA Public 
Notice No. 2012-284 (21 September 2012) (available in Korean Official Gazette No. 17852, 21 September 2012) 
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) :  30 November 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Livestock Products Standard Division 
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quar antine and Inspection Agency  
Tel:  +(82) 31 467 4390 
Fax:  +(82) 31 467 1989 E-mail:  moonjs727@korea.kr 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Livestock Products Standard Division  
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quar antine and Inspection Agency  
Tel:  +(82) 31 467 4390 
Fax:  +(82) 31 467 1989 E-mail:  moonjs727@korea.kr