G/SPS/N/KOR/576  
 
28 September 2017  
(17-5195) 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  
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): Food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Countries (Regions) Allowed For Import of Livestock 
Products and Import Sanitation Requirements . Language(s): Korean.  Number of 
pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_4286_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
 In accordance with the notification G/SPS/N/KOR/543, the classification of livestock in 
the Standards and Specifications for Livestock is merged into the Standards and 
Specifications for Food. While names and specifications of some products in the 
Standards and Specifications for Food have been changed, their im port approvals have 
not been affected by the changes in the Standar ds and Specifications for Food.  
 Provisions related to prohibition of importation and lift of import restriction due to 
animal diseases will be deleted as they are stipulated in "Region Prohibited for Import 
of Designated Quarantine Objects " by the "Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal 
Diseases ". 
o Both "Countries (Regions) Allowed for Import of Livestock Products and Import 
Sanitation Requirements" and the "Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal 
Diseases" will be required fo r approval of livestock export.  
 The list of countries and products allowed to be  imported to Korea is updated  
(e.g.,  Portuguese poultry and Brazilian pork, etc.) . 
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) :  G/SPS/N/KOR/576  
 
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  [ ] 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 language(s) in which these are available: 
Special  Act on Imported Food Safety Control, Act No. 14476 (28 March 2017)   
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) : 26 November 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:  
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, Osong -eup, Heungdoek -gu Cheongju -si 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr