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G/SPS/N/KOR/407 
24 February 2012 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Korea Food and Drug Administration 
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):  Genetically modified foods and food additives 
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 amendment to th e Guideline for Safety 
Assessment and Evaluation of Genetically Modified Foods  Language(s):  Korean  
Number of pages:  51 
6. Description of content:  Definitions, procedure, data requirements of safety assessment for 
genetically modified foods and food additives etc. 
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 stan dard?  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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/407 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Korea 
Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2012-24 (15 February 2012) (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:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  24 April 2012 
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:   
International Trade & Cooperation Team 
Korea Food & Drug Administration Osong Health Technology Administrati on Complex, 187 Osongsaengmyeong2(i)-ro 
Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chun gcheongbuk-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 Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food & Drug Administration website 
(http://www.kfda.go.kr ).  Also available from:  
International Trade & Cooperation Team 
Korea Food & Drug Administration Osong Health Technology Administrati on Complex, 187 Osongsaengmyeong2(i)-ro 
Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chun gcheongbuk-do, 363-700, Korea 
Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 
E-mail:  wtokfda@kfda.go.kr