G/SPS/N/KOR/554  
 
16 December 2016  
(16-6866) 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 Oceans and Fisheries (MOF)  
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): All live aquatic animals (fish, mollusc and crustaceans) 
and chilled or frozen abalone, oyster and shrimp  
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: Enforcement Rules of the Aquatic Life Disease Control 
Act. Language(s): Korean . Number of pages: 7 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_5140_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: MOF has revised Article 25 and 28 on Enforcement Rules of 
the Aquatic Life Disease  Control Act.  
This notification provides the newly -introduced measures to all countries as follows:  
 As chilled or frozen shrimp is newly included in designated quarantine items, it shall 
be accompanied with health certificate for import;  
 Wild aquatic anima ls shall be accompanied with health certificate for import;  
 Designated quarantine items carried by passengers shall be accompanied with 
health certificate for entry.  
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) : OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code, 
Chapters 5 and 9 (in specific, section 9 of each chapter)  
[ ] International Plant P rotection 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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/554  
 
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  9. Other re levant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
MOF Notification No. 2016 -568 (8 August 2016)  (available in Korean)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2017  
11. Proposed d ate of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2017  
[ ] 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 February 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:  
Fisheries Infrastructure and Aquaculture Policy Division  
Ministry  of Oceans and Fisheries  
Government Complex Sejong 94  
Dasom 2 -Ro, Sejong Special Self -governing City  
30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 44 200 5622  
Fax: +(82) 44 200 5629  
E-mail: yoonee21@korea.kr  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Au thority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Fisheries Infrastructure and Aquaculture Policy Division  
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries  
Government Complex Sejong 94  
Dasom 2 -Ro, Sejong Special Sel f-governing City  
30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 44 200 5622  
Fax: +(82) 44 200 5629  
E-mail: yoonee21@korea.kr