. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/KOR/13
13 June 2001
(01-2943)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fisheries and Fishery
Products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Enforcement
Ordinance of the Fishery Products Quality Control Act (150 pages)
6. Description of content:
1. The procedures and methods for the labeling of the origin of fishery (excluding live
fish) and fishery products in the domestic market.
2. The procedures and methods for issuing geographical indications and quality
certificates for fishery and fishery products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety of fishery and fishery products for consumers
8. Relevant documents:   The Official Gazette of the Korean Government/Korean language
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 July 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2001          
10. Final date for comments:   10 July 2001G/TBT/N/KOR/13
Page 2
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Marketing and Processing Division
Fishery Policy BureauMinistry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
139 Chungiong-No Seodaemum-Gu
Seoul, 120-175 Korea
Tel: +(822) 3148 – 6835
Fax: +(822) 3148 – 6836
Email: yiunkim@momaf.go.kr