G/SPS/N/KOR/612  
 
6 August 2018  
(18-4946) 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 (MFDS)  
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 countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: The amendment of Enforcement Rule of the Special Act 
on Imported Food Safety Control . Language(s): Korean.  Number of pages: 15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KOR/18_4212_00_x.pdf  
6. Description o f content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Enforcement 
Rule of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control". The amendment includes the 
following:  
 The information of imported food, etc. that the result of inspection is appropriate is 
available on the website of MFDS;  
 The documents required for a declarer o f imported food, etc. to ensure the safety of 
products in the process of customs clearance are simplified and the legal basis is 
clarified;  
 The facility standard for the business of online purchasing of imported food, etc. by 
proxy is mitigated so that it can conduct business without independent office.  
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 C ode, chapter number) :  
[ ] 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 f rom the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/KOR/612  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2018 -329 (3 August 2018)  
(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 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 October 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (i f 
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, Chungcheongbu k-do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1564  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr