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G/SPS/N/KOR/391 
15 July 2011 
 (11-3534) 
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:  Ministry of Health & Welfare 
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):  Food, food additives, apparatus, p ackaging and containers for food 
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 Amendment of the Food Sanitation Act 
Language(s):  Korean  Number of pages:  14 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Food Sanitation Act - Introduction of legal basis 
concerning the following items provided in specific standards on recognition of overseas food sanitation inspection agencies: 
 to scrutinize overseas food sanitation inspection agencies;  and 
 to authorize the Commissi oner of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) to 
revoke designation etc. of overseas food sanitation inspection agencies which are designated in a fraudulent or unlawful manne r or which have issued false records 
concerning food sanitary inspection. 
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:  
[ ] 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/391 
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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:  Official 
document of the Ministry of Health and We lfare (30 May 2011) (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:  [ ] 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) :  13 September 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:   
Food Policy Division 
Ministry of Health & Welfare  110-793 / 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 
The Republic of Korea 
Tel:  +(82 2) 2023 7785, 90 Fax:  +(82 2) 2023 7780 E-mail:  lsh32@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:    
Food Policy Division  
Ministry of Health & Welfare  
110-793 / 75 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul The Republic of Korea Tel:  +(82 2) 2023 7785, 90 Fax:  +(82 2) 2023 7780 E-mail:  lsh32@korea.kr