WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/61
19 August 1999
(99-3494)
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:  Korea Food and Drug Administration
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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Wine products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  The temporary ban of importation
of wine products from France
5. Description of content:  The products covered by this decision are table wines – labelled as
Vin de table français, Rouge (13.5%), Cuvée des Ermites Rouge (13.5%), Vin de table
français Rouge (12.5%), Cuvée les Chênes Rouge (12.5%) and natural sweet wine:  labelled
as Rausteau – which are produced in the Ardeche, Drome, Gard, Vaucluse regions.
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;   The importation of wine products
from France into Korea is restricted because the manufacturers have used powdered beef-blood for the purpose of purifying wine, which has been prohibited in France since 1997
due to the mad cow disease.
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:  KFDA 65433-851,
3 July 1999 (available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 July 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  3 July 1999
11. Final date for comments:           
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           