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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/84
29 January 2001
(01-0461)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Beef, pork, chicken meats, eggs (including egg yolk)  Regions or countries
likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any country which exports
the specified products to Korea
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Decision on temporary maximum
dioxin level for the livestock food products (Available in Korean, 1 page)
5. Description of content:  Temporary maximum dioxin level for beef, pork, chicken meats
and eggs (including egg yolk) is 5pg WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ/g in fat.  This level would be
applied on a temporary basis until reliable scientific evidence are obtained.
Korea invites comments on this level and welcomes inputs from any interested Members on
scientific expertise.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decision of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (6 December 2000)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Decision made on 6 December 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined (probably from April 2001)G/SPS/N/KOR/84
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11. Final date for comments:  15 March 2001
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
No. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon-shi
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719
Tel/Fax:  (822) 504 0908
E-mail:  leejh@maf.go.kr
12. Texts available from: [     ] 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
No. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon-shi
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719
Tel/Fax:  (822) 504 0908
E-mail:  leejh@maf.go.kr