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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/94
11 June 2001
(01-2850)
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:  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:  Genetically modified plants or organisms
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  "Voluntary Guidelines for Review
of Agricultural Environment Risk Assessment Data Pertaining to Genetically Modified
Agricultural Products" (Available in Korean, 3 pages)
5. Description of content:  To establish on a voluntary basis appropriate guidelines relating to
the data review procedures on risks to the agricultural environment which may be caused by
the genetically modified organisms either domestically produced or imported.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] 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:  MAF Public Notice
No. 2001-42 (published in the Korean Official Government Gazette No. 14793 on
7 May 2001) (Available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined (as soon as possible after expiry of
comment period)
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined (as soon as possible after expiry of
comment period)G/SPS/N/KOR/94
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11. Final date for comments:  30 July 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:
GMO Task Force
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
No. 1 Choongang-dong, Kwachon-si
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea 427-719
Tel:  (822) 500 2928
Fax:  (822) 503 77 98
E-mail:  jjkim@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:           