G/SPS/N/KOR/696  
 
16 September 2020  
(20-6197) 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(MAFRA)  
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):  Captive or wild mammals (HS codes: 0106.1)  
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:  Draft Import Health Requirement for Captive or Wild 
Mammals . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/KOR/20_5369_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/KOR/20_5369_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This requirement has been drafted to minimize the risk of 
contag ious animal disease such as rabies from imported captive or wild mammals, the 
orders of Canivora, Chiroptera and Rodentia.  
This requirement set out specific rules for born and raised conditions, notification of export 
facilities and certification of rabies  free status or rabies vaccination for imported captive 
or wild mammals.  
The proposed import measure for rabies vaccination is considered to be trade facilitatory, 
as Korea will continue to import captive or wild mammals from an OIE approved country, 
even if a country's rabies status changes.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 8.14 of OIE Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, infection with rabies virus.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/KOR/696  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform 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:   
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) : 15 November 2020  
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:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs /MAFRA  
94 Dasom2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel:  +(8244) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(8244) 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 www.mafra.go.kr . Also available from:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs /MAFRA  
94 Dasom2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(8244) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(8244) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr