. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/304 
25 November 2008  
 (08-5798) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Aquatic animals 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of the designation 
of a specialized research institute for quarantine (available in Korean, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Food, Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries of the 
Republic of Korea is enacting the Notice according to the Aquatic Animal Diseases Control Act.  The title of the Notice is the "Notice of the designation of a specia lized research institute 
for quarantine".  The main conten t of the Notice is as follows:  
The National Fisheries Research  and Development Institute (NFRDI) is designated as the 
specialized research institute for quarantine. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   To be available in the 
internet homepage of the MIFAFF ( http://www.mifaff.go.kr , available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/KOR/304 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Any comments could be received for reference for the MIFAFF 
within 60 days after notification considering the Annex B of SPS Agreement. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Aquaculture Industry Division 
Ministry for Food, Agricultur e, Forestry and Fisheries 
Gwacheon-si (city), Gyunggi-Do (province) Republic of Korea 427-719 Tel:  +(82) 2 500 2375 
Fax:  +(82) 2 503 4538 
E-mail:  whchoi@mifaff.go.kr Website:  http://www.mifaff.go.kr
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Aquaculture Industry Division 
Ministry for Food, Agricultur e, Forestry and Fisheries 
Gwacheon-si (city), Gyunggi-Do (province) 
Republic of Korea 427-719 Tel:  +(82) 2 500 2375 Fax:  +(82) 2 503 4538 E-mail:  whchoi@mifaff.go.kr 
Website:  http://www.mifaff.go.kr