WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/39
13January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0088)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Imported
products ofartiodactylous animal from Austria
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Animal Health Requirements for
theImportation ofProducts ofArtiodactylus animal intotheRepublic ofKorea from
Austria
5. Description ofcontent:
Theanimal health regulations control theimportation ofprocessed products of
artiodactylus animal intotheRepublic ofKorea from Austria inorder toprevent the
introduction ofdisease andfood-poison thatcould haveaserious effect ontheRepublic
ofKorea 'snation andagriculture.
Fortheproducts tobeimported intoKorea
- there shallnothaveoccurred Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Rinderpest, Contagious
Pleuropneumonia, Swine Vesicular Disease, BSEandScrapie inAustria
- there shallnothaveoccurred Classical Swine Fever, Anthrax andTuberculosis
intheareawhere theprocessing plant islocated.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal health andFood Safety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Broadly speaking thedocument isaligned withthestandards,
guidelines orrecommendations oftheOIE, withafewexceptions where international
standards, guidelines orrecommendations donotexist.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Government Notice
No.1997-69. Available inKorean.
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9. Proposed date ofadoption: 5March 1998
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 5March 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 28February 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Animal Health Division
Livestock Bureau
Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry
No.1, Joongangdong, Kwachonsi, Kyunggido
Republic ofKorea
Tel: 82-2-504-94-38
Fax: 82-2-507-39-66