. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/293 
29 September 2008  
 (08-4574) 
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:  National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) of the 
Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & 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):  Livestock products for human consumption, such as milk and milk products, 
meat and meat products, and eggs and egg products, etc. 
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:  Proposed draft of the 
Amendment of the Labelling Standards for Livestock Products (2 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/KOR/08_3066_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
The proposed amendments are the following:  
- Name and address of Livestock Products  Products Distribution Specialized Sales 
Business* shall be labelled next to the name and address of Livestock Products 
Processing Business. 
- Nutrition Labelling of vitamins and minera ls listed on table 2 (Nutrient Reference 
Value) is allowed to all Livestock Products. 
- In case of formulated milk, nutrients' name  and their contents only can be labelled 
rather than nutrient reference values as a percentage. 
*Wholesale and Retail Dist ribution Service Provider 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    G/SPS/N/KOR/293 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] 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:  The document is generally aligned with the 
standards, guidelines or r ecommendations of the Codex with a few additions where 
international standards, guidelines or recommendations do not exist. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   NVRQS Public Notice 
No. 2008- 150, 17 September 2008  (available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty(60 days) after the date of notification 
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: 
 Livestock Products Safety Division 
 National Veterinary Resear ch and  Quarantine Service 
 Tel  +(82) 31 467 1968 
 Fax :  +(82) 31 467 1974  E-mail:  leeyhee@nvrqs.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: 
 Livestock Products Safety Division 
 National Veterinary Resear ch and  Quarantine Service 
 Tel  +(82) 31 467 1968 
 Fax :  +(82) 31 467 1974  E-mail:  leeyhee@nvrqs.go.kr