MAFRA Notice No. 2016 -000 
Under Article 34.2 of Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal  Diseases , MAFRA intends to revise  the 
import health requirements for day -old chicks as follows.  
Import Health Requirements for Day -Old Chicks  
MAFRA Notice No. 2016 -000 (Day Month 2016)  
Article 1 (Objective) The objective of this notice is to stipulate necessary conditions such as quarantine  and 
animal disease freedom situation  in the exporting country  with regards to day -old chicks imported to the 
Republic of Korea in accordance with Article 34.2 of Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases . 
Article 2 (Definition) The mea ning of the terminology used in this notice are as follows.  
1. “Day -old chicks” refer to  newly hatched chicks of chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys, quails, pheasants and wild 
geese.  
2. “The government of the exporting country” refers to  the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country.  
3. A “veterinary officer of the exporting country” refers to  a quarantine officer who serves as a government 
veterinarian of the exporting country.  
4. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza” refers to  a poultry disease that is classified as highly pathogenic in the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the OIE among infection s caused by influenza A viruses.  
5. “Low pathogenic avian influenza” refers to  a poultry disease that is caused by subtype H5 or H7 of influenza 
A viruses, e xcluding highly pathogenic avian influenza.  
6. “Newcastle disease” refers to  a poultry disease that is defined by the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the 
OIE among infectious diseases caused by Newcastle viruses.  
Article 3 (Condition for hatching) Day-old chicks to be exported to be the Republic of Korea (hereinafter 
referred to as “the day -old chicks for export”) must have been hatched in the exporting country.  
Article 4 (Condition for being free of livestock diseases) ① The exporting country must be en free of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza for 1 year prior to the export of poultry. However, in case the Minister of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea recognizes the government of the exporting country is 
implementing stamping -out policy  effectively , the period may be shortened in accordance with the OIE 
regulations.  
② There shall be no outbreaks of viscerotrophic velogenic Newcastle disease within a radius of 10 km of the 
poultry breeder farm and hatchery that produced the day -old chicks for export for 1 year prior to export.  
Article 5 (Condition for poultry breeder farm and the hatchery) ① During 1 year prior to export, the poultry 
breeder farm and hatchery that produced the day -old chicks for export shall have had no clinical, pathological or 
serological evidence of lentogenic Newcastle disease, fowl cholera, pullor um disease, avian infectious 
laryngotrachitis, avian mycoplasmosis, duck viral enteritis (only for ducks and geese), duck viral hepatitis (only 
for ducks), fowl typhoid, Marek’s disease, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhimurium, avian 
encephalomyelit is, psittacosis, avian leukosis, reticuloendotheliosis, infectious bursal dise ase, chicken anemia 
agents , avian infectious bronchitis, fowl pox, avian tuberculosis, egg drop syndrome 76 and low pathogenic 
avian influenza.  
② During 30 days prior to export, the poultry breeder farm and hatchery that produced the day -old chicks for 
export shall have been free of West Nile fever.  
③ The poultry breeder farm and hatchery that produced the day -old chicks for export must have been registered 
in accordance with the relevant regulations of the exporting country and have been under a regular monitoring 
of the government of the exporting country.  
Article 6 (Condition for day -old chicks) ① The breeding flock that produced the day -old chicks for export must have been test ed negative for diseases listed in Appendix 1 in a laboratory approved by the government of the 
exporting country within 30 days prior to export.  
② The number of samples needed for the tests in Article 6.1 follows Appendix 2.  
③ Regardless of Article 6.1,  the test requirements may be exempted if any of the conditions below are met.  
1. The poultry for export are vaccinated for certain diseases listed in Appendix 1.  
2. Freedom in the exporting country/region from certain disease listed in Appendix 1 is certified  by the 
government of the exporting country and is recognized by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs of the Republic of Korea prior to export of the day -old chicks.  
3. For avian mycoplasmosis, pullorum disease and fowl typhoid, a negative res ult from a regular monitoring 
test on the poultry farm by the government of the exporting country is certified.  
④ The day -old chicks for export shall have been examined by a veterinary officer of the government of the 
exporting country on the day of shipme nt and have been found free of any clinical signs of infectious or 
contagious disease of poultry.  
Article 7 (Notification of disease outbreak and measures) The government of the exporting country must  
immediately suspend shipment of day -old chicks to the R epublic of Korea when there is an outbreak of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza and must notify  the information  to the  government  of the Republic of Korea.  
Article 8 (Statement subject of Health certificate) A veterinary officer of the exporting country must issue an 
export health certificate that describes minutely the following in Korean or in English prior to shipping of the 
day-old chicks for export.  
(1) Statements specified in Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6.  
(2) N umber of tested poultry samples in each breeding flock per disease in attached table in Appendix 1 , 
collection dates of test samples, testing dates, name of the laboratory (institution) , test methods , and results or 
the reasons if the tests are not conduc ted. 
(3) If the day -old chicks for export or the breeding flock that produced the day -old chicks for export are 
vaccinated, date of vaccination, type and expiry date of the vaccine  
(4) Name, registration number and address of the poultry breeder farm and h atchery that produced the day -old 
chicks for export  
(5) Type (meat or egg), breed and number of day -old chicks for export  
(6) Name of vessel or aircraft, date and place of shipment  
(7) Name and address of exporter and importer  
(8) Reference number of heal th certificate, date and place of issue title, name, and signature of issuing 
government veterinarian.  
Article 9 ( Disinfection of boxes/containers) The boxes/containers for transportation of the day -old chicks for 
export must have not been used previously  and clean, and must be disinfected in adva nce with an effective 
disinfectant  approved by the government of exporting country.  
Article 10 ( Transportation) During transportation within the exporting country and into  the Republic of Korea , 
the day -old chicks for export must not be in contact with any other poultry, day -old chicks, birds or their 
products with lower health status. They must be transported in such a manner that will prevent contamination by 
any pathogens of infectious or con tagious poultry diseases. They must not pass through areas where the 
Republic of Korea has not permitted import of poultry , etc.  during transportation the Republic of Korea . 
However, simple stopover at port  (airport ) for fuel, etc.  will be an exception  
Article 11 (Failure to pass inspection, etc.) During the import quarantine inspection of day -old chicks by the 
government  of the Republic of Korea , if any non -compliance with this notice or any notifiable infectious or 
contagious  disease of poultry is detecte d, the entire lot of the concerned day-old chicks ma y be sent back to their 
place o f origin or be destroyed. The e xport of day -old chicks from the same poultry farm and hatchery to the Republic of Korea can be suspended for certain period.  
Article 12 (Review deadline) The Minister of MAFRA must review the validity of this notice and take actions 
such as making improvement with a three -year interval starting from January 1st of 2017 (meaning until 
December 31st of the third year) in accordanc e with the  Regulation on Issuance and Management of 
Instructions and Rules.  
Addendum <No. 2016 -000, Day Month 2016>  
Article 1 (Enforcement date) This notice will go into effect on the date of its notification.  
Article 2 (Interim measures) The health certificate form agreed by the exporting country in accordance with the 
“Import Health Requirements for Day -Old Chicks (MAFRA Notice No. 2013 -199, Oct. 7, 2013)” at the time of 
enforcement of this notice shall remain  valid until an agreement is reached on a revised certificate form in 
accordance with this notice . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
<Appendix 1>  
Test methods of diseases  
 
Disease  Test method  Remark  
Newcastle disease  Haemagglutination -inhibition(HI) test   
Mycoplasma gallisepticum, 
Mycolpalsma synoviae  Rapid plate agglutination test or HI test   
Pullorum disease/  
Fowl typhoid  Plate agglutination with blood or serum   
Infectious laryngotrachitis  Virus neutralization, agar -gel immunodifusion  (AGID) 
test or ELISA test   
Infectious bursal disease  AGID test or ELISA test   
Marek′s disease  AGID test   
Avian leukosis  ELISA test   
Reticuloendotheliosis  ELISA or AGID test   
Avian infectious bronchitis  ELISA test   
Avian encephalomyelitis  ELISA test   
EDS ʼ76  HI test   
Chicken anemia agent  Virus neutralization test or ELISA test   
Fowl pox  Virus neutralization test, ELISA test or AGID test   
Avian tuberculosis  Tuberculin test or agent identification   
 
 <Appendix 2>  
 
Sample size per poultry size  
 
Poultry size  Sample size  
1～24  all poultry  
25～29  20 
30～39 25 
40～49 30 
50～59 35 
60～89 40 
90～199 50 
200～499 55 
500 and over  60