. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/269 
14 December 2007  
 (07-5582) 
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:  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):  Mammalians, birds and their products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Draft 
establishment of Import risk analysis proce dure for the importation of animals and their 
products (available in Korean, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:   
- To set up a procedure used in import risk analysis which should be conducted before the 
determination is made whether to allow imports or not.  
- To describe the general contents of the que stionnaire which has to be answered by the 
exporting countries.  
- Import risk analysis for regionaliza tion should be based on this procedure. 
*The concept of the procedure itself has been applied in Korea in accordance with the import 
prohibition areas for animals and livestock produc ts etc., designated as being subject to 
animal quarantine (G/SPS/N/KOR/ 158), but it is a more descri ptive procedure for import risk 
analysis than the previous version. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] 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:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] 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:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Available in Korean 
only G/SPS/N/KOR/269 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Implemented on 4 February 2008. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Implemented on 4 February 2008. 
12. Final date for comments:  As the amended "Livestock Ep idemic Prevention and Control 
Act", on which this notice is based, will enter into force on 4 February 2008, the comments on 
this notice should be received  no later than 26 January 2008. 
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: 
 Animal Health Division 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  Tel:  +(82 2) 500 1941  Fax:  +(82 2) 504 0908  E-mail:  hongko@maf.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: 
 Animal Health Division 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  Tel:  +(82 2) 500 1941  Fax:  +(82 2) 504 0908  E-mail:  hongko@maf.go.kr