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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/85
2 February 2001
(01-0534)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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).  Live cattle, sheep, goat and other ruminant animals;  their meat and meat
products;  bovine embryo, semen, ova;  meat and bone-meal and other feed ingredients
originated from the said animal;  other rendered animal protein products (except hide, skin,
milk and milk products)  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant
or practicable:  Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav  Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Poland,
Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Swit zerland, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Administrative Order No. 51585-
67('01.1.17):  Temporary suspension on the import quarantine inspection of live ruminantsand their products and other rendered animal protein products which are originated from
European countries other than Member countries of the European Communities.
5. Description of content:  Temporary suspension on the import quarantine inspection of the
following products originated from European countries in order to prevent introduction of
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or Mad Cow Disease) into the Republic of
Korea:  live cattle, sheep, goat and other ruminant animals;  their meat and meat products;
bovine embryo, bovine semen, bovine ova;  meat and bone-meal and other feed ingredientsoriginated from ruminant animals;  other rendered animal protein products (except hide,
skin, milk and milk products).
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):  This is a temporary measure necessary to prevent
introduction of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or Mad Cow Disease) into the
Republic of Korea.
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:           G/SPS/N/KOR/85
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Administrative
Order No. 51585-67 (17 January 2001) (Available in Korean, 1 page)
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Immediate entry into
force on 31 January 2001 for duration of 12 months.
11. Texts available from/and 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 ForestryNo. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon-shi,
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719
Tel/Fax:  (822) 504 0908
E-mail:  leejh@maf.go.kr