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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/87/Rev.1
5 March 2001
(01-1064)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  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).   Meat, offal and meat products of ruminant origin;  animal rendered protein
such as meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, pou ltry and fishmeal, etc.  (except milk, milk
products, hide and skin)  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant
or practicable:   Any country other than Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liech tenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and EU member countries (30 countries)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Administrative Order No. 51585-
152 ('01.2.4):  To require certificate stating that the products, in whole or in part, do not
originate from the listed 30 countries.
5. Description of content:  Countries other than the listed 30 countries shall attach to the
products a certificate stating that meat, offal and meat products of ruminant origin, and
animal rendered protein such as meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, poultry and fishmeal,
etc. do not originate from the listed 30 countries to prevent introduction of BovineSpongiform Encephalopathy into the Republic of Korea.
The certificate shall indicate the follow ing elements of the product's description:
-  Kind of products:
-  Number of packages:
-  Gross and net weight:-  Name and address of consignor:
-  Name and address of consignee:
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  To prevent introduction of Bovine Spongiform
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8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Administrative
Order No. 51585-152 (4 February 2001);  Available in Korean (1 page)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Effective for shipments
dated 1 March 2001 and thereafter.
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] 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  427-719Tel: 822-504-0908
Fax: 822-504-0908
E-mail: leejh@maf.go.kr