G/SPS/N/KOR/565  
 
15 June 2017  
(17-3211) 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): Livestock products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regio ns or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed amendments of regulation on import 
declaration and inspection for livestock products.  Language(s): Korean . Number of 
pages: 24 pages  
6. Description of content:  
1. Develop specification for on si te inspection of imported  livestock  
2. Revision of the harmful residue list for ineligible livestock products to suspend the 
importation and conduct additional laboratory tests  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protect ion, 
[ ] 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation co nform 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: 
Ministry of  Food and D rug Safety  Advance Notice No. 2017 -227, 9 June 2017  (available 
in Korean)  G/SPS/N/KOR/565  
 
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  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 da te 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) : 14 August 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:  
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungd eok-gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
363-700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addres s (if available) of other body:   
Documents are available from the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation website at 
http://www.mfds.go.kr . 
Also available from:   
International Cooperation Office  
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety  
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2 -ro, Osong -eup, Heungdeok -gu, Cheongju -si, 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
363-700, Korea  
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1559  
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr