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G/SPS/N/KOR/417 
29 June 2012 
 (12-3463) 
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) under the Ministry for Food, Agricu lture, 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):  Veterinary disinfectant 
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 Revisions to the Regulation on the 
Veterinary Disinfectant Efficacy Test Guidelines  Language(s):  Korean  Number of 
pages:  24 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/KOR/12_2491_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This proposal aims to amend th e Regulation on the veterinary 
disinfectant efficacy test guidelines.  The proposed revisions focus on improving veterinary 
disinfectant efficacy test design, incl uding additional cytot oxicity control. 
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 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 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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/417 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Available on 
QIA website  ( http://www.qia.go.kr ) (available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
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) :  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) :  28 August 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:   
Veterinary  Pharmaceutical Management Division 
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quaran tine and Inspection Agency (QIA)  
Tel:  +(82) 31 467 4305 Fax:  +(82) 31 467 4321 E-mail:  vetyj@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:    
Veterinary  Pharmaceutical Management Division  
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quaran tine and Inspection Agency (QIA)  
Tel:  +(82) 31 467 4305 Fax:  +(82) 31 467 4321 E-mail:  vetyj@korea.kr