G/SPS/N/KOR/571  
 
8 August 2017  
(17-4278) 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 specif ied 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 Special Act on 
Imported Food Safety Control.  Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 26 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3541_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Enforcement 
Rule of Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control". The amendment includes the 
followi ng: 
 If halal attestation is included in an export health certificate, a separate copy of halal 
certificate will not be required to be submitted;  
 In addition to the export health certificate in paper form, Korea will also recognize 
electronic version of exp ort health certificate submitted by an exporting gover nment 
via communication network;  
 The scope of applicable documents required for the exemption of GMO labeling will 
include a test report issued by a testing agency recognized by  the Ministry of Food 
and Drug Safety.  
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 Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internat ional Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/KOR/571  
 
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  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: 
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2017 -280 (4 Aug ust 2017)  
(available in Korean)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of p ublication (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 cir culation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 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:  
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, 
Chungcheongbuk -do 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1564  
Fax: +(82 43)  719 1550  
E-mail: wtokfda@korea.kr