G/SPS/N/KOR/562  
 
18 April 2017  
(17-2095) 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: The 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 (fishery products)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Spec ific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed inspection regulation of imported fishery 
products.  Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 34 
6. Description of content: The main proposed amendments of the "Regulation of 
imported fi shery products" are  as follows : 
1. Establish simplified procedure for import declaration of fishery products which are 
imported only for obtaining foreign currencie s (except for tourism purpose);  
2. Establish a new form such as net -content test results, etc .; 
3. Establish management of foreign establishments in countries where bi -lateral 
sanitati on agreement has not been made ; and  
4. Revise object items to be inspected on veterinary drugs, 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 num ber of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regula tion conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/KOR/562  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Ministry of Foo d Drug Safety Notification No. 2017 -114 (7 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) : 17 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] Nation al Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
International Cooperation Office  
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 Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of o ther body:   
Documents are available from the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation website at 
http://www.law.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, 363 -700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr