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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/187 
15 July 2005 
 (05-3160) 
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 a nd Quarantine Service (NVRQS) of the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
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):  Animal and animal products designated for quarantine. 
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:   Draft import quarantine 
procedures and standards for the designated quarantine articles (available in Korean, 
3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This regulation is not a new one but a compilation of the relevant 
data of the current animal quarantine measures,  administrative guidance and so forth, under 
the Act for Prevention of Livestock Epidemic s to enhance administrative transparency. 
Newly added and revised points are as follows : 
Newly added points: 
•  The alternative Laboratory test for Equine Viral Arteritis 
Revised points: 
•  Mandatory certificate stating that the BSE related products, in whole or in part, do not 
originate from specified countries 
Details will be posted on the internet ho mepage of NVRQS (w ww.nvrqs.go.kr). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:  NVRQS Public 
Notice No. 2005-62, posted on the NVRQ S website(available in Korean). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined G/SPS/N/KOR/187 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   The effective date will be given upon publication of the 
final rule. 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty days(60) 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:    
Quarantine & Inspection Division, National Ve terinary Research and Quarantine Service, 
Tel:  (+82) 31 467 1927, Fax:   (+82) 31 467 1717, Email:  hongko@nvrqs.go.kr  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Quarantine & Inspection Division, National Ve terinary Research and Quarantine Service, 
Tel:  (+82) 31 467 1927, Fax:  (+82)  31 467 1717, Email:  hongko@nvrqs.go.kr