. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/197 
20 December 2005 
 (05-6205) 
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  
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 consumpti on, in particular milk and milk 
products, meat and  meat pr oducts, and egg products, etc.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
country exporting the commodities to Korea  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed   Draft 
Amendment of the Processing Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock Products (Available in Korean only, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments are as follows:  
- Simplification of the cheese type. 
- Amendment of the sample collection and handling procedures. 
- Amendment of standards and specifications  of dairy products and meat products. 
- Revision of the microbiological standards for cheese and butter. 
This will be also notified to the WTO/TBT secretariat in accordance with the WTO/TBT 
Agreement.  
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: 
[   ] 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. 2005-133 (Available in Korean O fficial Gazette No. 16145, 9 December 2004)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/KOR/197 
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 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:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
 Division of Livestock Products Standard,  
 National Veterinary Research and  Quarantine Service 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  Tel: 82-31-467-1987  Fax:  82-31-467-1989  E-mail:  shinms@nvrqs.go.kr 
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
 Division of Livestock Products Standard,  
 National Veterinary Research and  Quarantine Service  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  Tel: 82-31-467-1987  Fax:  82-31-467-1989 
 E-mail:  shinms@nvrqs.go.kr