G/SPS/N/KOR/644  
 
6 May 2019  
(19-3099) 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 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  
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):  Hand carry animal products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exte nt relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Annex 3 "Standard for Penalty" of 
Enforcement Decree of the prevention of contagious animal diseases Act . Language(s):  
Korean . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_2658_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendment seeks to:  
− Any person who fails to make proper filing of pork or pork -based products 
produced/manufactured in African Swine Fever (ASF) -affected countries can be 
imposed with an administrative fine of KRW 5 million for the first time, KRW 7.5 million 
for the second t ime and KRW 10 million for the third time to prevent the spread of 
ASF in Korea;  
− Any person who fails to make proper filing of other products can be fined with 
KRW 1 million for the first time, KRW 3 million for the second time and KRW 5 million 
for the th ird time.  
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) :  
[ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/KOR/644  
 
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  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:  
Enforcement Decree of the prevention of contagious animal diseases Act  (available in 
Korean)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/ yy): 1 June 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 July 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availa ble) of other body:   
Quarantine Policy Division  
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  
#94 Darom 2 -ro, Sejong -Si, 339 -012, Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@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 body:   
Documents are available from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs website 
at http://www.mafra.go.kr . Also available from:  
Quarantine Policy Division  
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  
#94 Darom 2 -ro, Sejong -Si, 339 -012, Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 86 8 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr