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G/SPS/N/KOR/256/Rev.1 
28 June 2011 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Knowledge Economy 
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):  Living modified organisms (LMOs) 
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:  Revised Consolidated Notice on the transboundary 
movements of LMOs  Language(s):  Korean  Number of pages:  184 
6. Description of content:   
1. Modification and supplementation of the definitions of principal terms; 
2. Classification of the work scope of the relevant authorities; 
3. Modification of the risk assessment items, etc. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  To reflect the amendments necessary to  suit the internal and external 
changes in the environment that occurred in th e last three years since the enforcement date 
(January 2008) of the consolidated notice. 
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 
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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:  Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Revised 
Consolidated Notice on the transboundary m ovements of LMOs (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) :  This notice will enter into force in the middle of September 2011, without a 
prior national announcement of the legislation. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  27 August 2011 
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:   
Biotech & Health Division 
Ministry of Knowledge Economy 
#88 Gwanmoonro, Gwachoen-si, Gyeonggi-do 
427-723 Republic of Korea Tel:  +(82) 2 2110 4763 Fax:  +(82) 2 503 9492 
E-mail:  mare529@mke.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 on the website of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy 
(http://www.mke.go.kr ) 
Also available from: 
Biotech & Health Division 
Ministry of Knowledge Economy 
#88 Gwanmoonro, Gwachoen-si, 
Gyeonggi-do 427-723  Republic of Korea  Tel:  +(82) 2 2110 4763  
Fax:  +(82) 2 503 9492 
E-mail:  mare529@mke.go.kr