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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/70
20 July 2000
(00-3011)
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 of the 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).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Livestock products for human consumption, in particular milk, milk products,
meat and meat products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Draft Amendment to the
Processing Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock Products (Available in
Korean, 70 pages)
5. Description of content:  The proposed amendments are to revise the processing standards
and ingredient specifications for livestock products.  The revisions are proposed to:
• simplify and rationalize the standards and ingredient specifications;
• abolish sell-by-date requirements for pasteurized milk;
• include goat milk as an ingredient of infant formula;
• moderate the microbiological criteria in cheese;  and
• change the standard for Salmonella  in raw ground meat.
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   
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: Draft Revision 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:  To be determined by September 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:G/SPS/N/KOR/70
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11. Final date for comments:  15 September 2000
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:
Division of Livestock Products Standard
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service
Tel:  82-31-467-1987
Fax:  82-31-467-1989
E-mail:  leeds@nvrqs.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:
Division of Livestock Products Standard
National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service
Tel:  82-31-467-1987Fax:  82-31-467-1989
E-mail:  leeds@nvrqs.go.kr