G/SPS/N/KOR/557  
 
6 February 2017  
(17-0694) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measu res 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): Foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or count ries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Amendments to Border Inspection 
Regulation for Foods . Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 30 
http://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_0659_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment seeks to:  
1. Establishment of import declaration exemption for imported food, etc. used as 
samples or taste testings at Exhibition;  
2. Specification of pesticide test  items for random sampling test;  
3. Establishment of laboratory test exemption for re -imported parts of apparatus, 
containers and packages;  
4. 232 kinds of single component pesticides for inspection are adjusted to 208, and the 
names of pesticides are modified t o match with food code;  
5. Adjustment of the scope of foods that a Minister of Food and Drug Safety recognizes 
as safe among foods, etc. that have no inadequate history after inspection;  
6. Addition of field test item and judgment criteria for garlic.  
7. Object ive 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 sta ndard:  
[ ] 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 Protectio n Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  G/SPS /N/KOR/557  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant d ocuments and language(s) in which these are available: 
Ministry of  Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2017 -050, 31 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 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 
notif ication and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 April 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 Offi ce 
Ministry of Food and Drug safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -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 Notificatio n 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, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr