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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/78
12 January 2001
(01-0157)
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:  National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, 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).  Straw and forage  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  Any country that is not eligible to export its live cloven-hoofed
animals and/or their meats to the Republic of Korea (specified in the notification)
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  MAF Public Notice No. 2000-98:
Proposed measures of quarantine and disinfection for straw and forage imported from
foreign country (20 pages) (Available in Korean)
5. Description of content:   To prescribe measures on imported straw and forage which shall
be subject to quarantine and disinfection in order to prevent introduction of exotic animaldiseases such as foot-and-mouth disease through those products into the Republic of Korea.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  In general, the measures to be taken under this
regulation are based on the International Animal Health Code of the OIE.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Korean official
government gazette, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Notice N° 2000-98 (Available in
Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 March 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/KOR/78
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11. Final date for comments:  20 March 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] 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 Forestry
No. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon,shi
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719
Tel/Fax:  (822) 504 0908
E-mail:  leejh@maf.go.kr
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: