. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/260 
25 September 2007  
 (07-4016) 
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 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 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  
Amendment of the Labelling Standards for Livest ock Products (available in Korean, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments are the following:  
- Enlarging character size and stipulating where to indicate the date of marking; 
- Manufacturing date (yea r,  month) of ice cream shall be declared; 
- Adding shrimp to the list of foods causing hypersensitivity; 
- Providing calculation stan dard for "Per Serving"; 
- Offering nutrition information on Trans Fatty acids. 
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 recommendations of th e Codex with exception where international 
standards, guidelines or r ecommendations do not exist. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   NVRQS Public Notice 
No. 2007- 161, 14  September 2007  (Available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/KOR/260 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  sixty (60days) 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