G/SPS/N/KOR/446  
 
19 June 2013  
(13-3183)  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; IC S 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 regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Draft Amendments to the Processing 
Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock Products  Language(s): Korean   
Number of pages: 10 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_2319_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed amendments seek to: 
1. Processing Criteria of Livestock Products 
 Bottled & Canned Livestock Products: amend the processing criteria so as to sterilize 
acid food exceeding pH 4.6 and to pasteurize low-acid food below pH 4.6. 
 Retort Livestock Products: amend the processing criteria so that the Retort 
Livestock Products below pH4.6 could be pasteurized and the Retort Livestock 
Products exceeding pH4.6 should be sterilized. 
2. Ingredient Specification for Livestock 
 Bottled & Canned Livestock Products: the ingredient specifications of the degree of 
vacuum rate (cmHg) and the limits of lead (under 0.3g/Kg) are deleted. 
 Bottled & Canned Livestock Products and Retort Livestock Products: amend that the 
products, not only sterilized ones, to be tested for bacterial growth should be 
negative. 
3. Standards for Storage and Distribution 
 Add the provisory clause that stipulates  the situation where re-freezing of the 
defrosted products can be permitted. 
 The frozen livestock products which were once defrosted should not be frozen again 
except when it is needed for removal of bo nes or cutting of the meat, provided that 
the re-freezing process should be done promptly. 
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.   G/SPS/N/KOR/446 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] 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: The 
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Advance Notice No. 2013-67, 4 June 2013 (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) : 18 August 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-700, Korea 
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-700, Korea Tel: +(82 43) 719 1554 
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail: wtokfda@kfda.go.kr