RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/14
ORGANIZATION 25August 1995
(95-2486)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: National Fisheries Administration
3. Products covered (tariff itemnumber(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited
withtheWTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Fisheries Products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Revision ofthefishery
products inspection law
5. Description ofcontent:
TheNational Fisheries Administration requires those whomanufacture andprocess
fishery products todothefollowing:
- register theirmanufacturing andprocessing facilities withtheDirector-General
oftheKorea National Fishery Products Inspection Station incases where
facilities havetoberegistered withtherelevant authorities oftheforeign
countries under theirlawsandregulations;
- takemeasures toeliminate anyhazardous elements which maybecontained in
fishery products inthecourse oftheirmanufacturing andprocessing in
accordance withtherelevant Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
principles.
Theabove requirements should alsobemetbyforeign manufacturers andprocessors of
fishery products whoexport toKorea.
6. Objective andrationale: Toensure fishery products.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation doesnotexist[X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever
possible, identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents: Proposed revision offishery products inspection lawArt.13
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined.
10. Final dateforcomments: 10October 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number of
other body:
Trade Promotion Division
International Cooperation Bureau
National Fisheries Administration
Daewoo Center Bldg, #541 5-Ga
Tel: 82-2-753-6862
Fax: 82-2-753-8331