. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/218 
17 October 2006 
 (06-5003) 
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 of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Livestock products for human consump tion, such as milk and milk products, 
meat and meat products, an d egg 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:  The proposed draft of the 
Amendment of the Labelling Standards for Livestock Products (2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The main contents of these proposed  amendments are as following: 
- As for seasoned meat, animal species and parts from which it derives shall be declared. 
- Manufacturing date (year, month) of ice cream shall be declared at a minimum market 
distribution unit (not an individual level). 
- The declaration of nutrition information shall include the amount of sugars, saturated 
fat, trans fatty acid and cholesterol. 
- Direction as to the preparation and use of powdered infant formula shall be declared. 
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. 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.  G/SPS/N/KOR/218 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  NVRQS Public 
Notice No. 2006 - 155, 28 September 2006 (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 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 Research and Quarantine Service 
Tel:  (+82) 31 467 1968 
Fax:  (+82) 31 467 1974 E-mail:  leeyhee@nvrqs.go.kr  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] 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 Research and Quarantine Service 
Tel:  (+82) 31 467 1968 
Fax:  (+82) 31 467 1974 E-mail:  leeyhee@nvrqs.go.kr