RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/12
25August 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2484)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: REPULIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofagriculture, Forestry andFisheries
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Edible eggs
(HSnumber: 0407, 0408)
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft ofanimal health requirements
foredible poultry eggstobeexported intotheRepublic ofKorea
5. Description ofcontent: Those whowanttoexport edible poultry eggs(chicken, duck,
goose, turkey, quail, pheasant, etc.)intotheRepublic ofKorea should follow the
Korean Government 's"Animal Health Requirements foredible eggstobeexported into
theRepublic ofKorea". Themain content oftheRequirements isthatexporting
country should befreeofavian influenza forthree years prior toexport. Butthe
required period forthose countries which havepracticed astamping-out policy maybe
reduced tosixmonths afterthelastoccurrence ofthedisease.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal-health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Official Gazette No.13073, 2pages, dated 2July1995.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final date forcomments: 20November 1995
./.G/SPS/N/KOR/12
Page2
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Animal Health Division, Ministry ofAgriculture, forestry andFisheries
Government Complex II
No1,Jungang-Dong, Kwahon City
Kyunggi-Do, Seoul, Republic ofKorea
Tel: 82-2-504-9438/9
Fax: 82-2-507-3966