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G/SPS/N/KOR/416 
19 June 2012 
 (12-3231) 
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:  Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency 
(QIA) of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MIFAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Dried deer horn (deer velvet) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners Non-BSE outbreak countries  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Draft Amendment of the Regulation on 
Quarantine Methods and Standards for It ems Specified for Qu arantine Inspection 
Language(s):  Korean  Number of pages:  16 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/KOR/12_2279_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This proposal seeks to amend the Regulation on Quarantine 
Methods and Standards for Items Sp ecified for Quarantine Inspection  
Addition of quarantine methods and standards for imported dried deer horn: 1. The number of cartons for sensory inspection  
2. Technical advisers for identification 3. Genetic testing, when final conf irmation of deer species is required. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/KOR/416 
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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:  To be 
available in the internet homepage of QIA ( http://www.qia.go.kr ) (available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Anticipated middle August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Anticipated middle August 2012 
[ ] 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 2012.  Suggestions can be reflected to revise 
this guideline when it is review ed and considered reasonable. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Quarantine and Inspection Division 
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Qu arantine and Inspection Agency 
Te:  +(82) 31 467 1947 
Fax:  +(82) 31 467 1717 E-mail:  kimsl2@korea.kr 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Quarantine and Inspection Division  
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Qu arantine and Inspection Agency 
Te:  +(82) 31 467 1947 
Fax:  +(82) 31 467 1717 E-mail:  kimsl2@korea.kr 
http://www.qia.go.kr/bbs/lawAnn/lis tLawWebAction.do?type=3&clear=1  (available in 
Korean)