G/SPS/N/KOR/547  
 
12 August 2016  
(16-4356) 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 Affair (MAFRA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Hatching eggs of poultry (chicken, ducks, geese, 
turkeys, quails, pheasants and wild geese)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, 
Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United 
Kingdom, United Stat es of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Requirements for hatching eggs   
Language(s): Korean and English   Number of pages: 10 and 3  
http://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_3180_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_3180_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Import health requireme nts such as quarantine and animal 
disease -free situation in the exporting country with regards to hatching eggs of poultry 
that are imported to the Republic of Korea.  
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)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
chapters 8.18, 10.4  
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/547  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which  these are available: None   
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 d etermined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 October 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Author ity, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA)  
94, Dasom 2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong  
Sejong -si 30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 207 6 
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: srs0628@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:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Af fair (MAFRA)  
94, Dasom 2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong  
Sejong -si 30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2076  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: srs0628@ korea .kr