. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/359
10 August 2000
(00-3288)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:   National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service of Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
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):   Livestock products for
human consumption, in particular milk, milk products, meat and meat products.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Draft of
Amendment to the Processing Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock
Products (70 pages, available in Korean)
6. Description of content:   The proposed amendments are to revise the processing standards
and ingredient specifications for livestock products.  The revisions are proposed to:
- abolish sell-by-date requirements for pasteurised milk;
- include goat milk as ingredient of infant formula;
- moderate the microbiological criteria in cheese;  and
- change the standard for Salmonella  in raw ground meat.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Simplification and rationalization of the standards and ingredient specifications of livestock
products.
8. Relevant documents:   Revision Draft to Processing Standards and Ingredient
Specifications for Livestock Products, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine
Service Notification 2000-12, Official Gazette No. 14532 (19 June 2000)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined.
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 2000G/TBT/Notif.00/359
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Division of Livestock Products Standard,
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service#480, Anyang 6-dong, Anyang
Kyonggi 430-016
Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-31-467-1987
Fax: +82-31-467-1989
Email: leeds@nvrqs.go.kr