WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/43
24February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0748)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THE REPUBLIC OFKOREA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Imported pork
from Austria
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Animal Health Requirements for
theImportation ofPorkintotheRepublic ofKorea
5. Description ofcontent:
Theanimal health regulations control theimportation ofporkintotheRepublic of
Korea from Austria inorder toprevent theintroduction ofdiseases andfood-poisons
thatcould haveaserious effect ontheRepublic ofKorea 'sagricultural industry.
Fortheproducts tobeimported intoKorea:
- There shallnothaveoccurred Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Vesicular Stomatitis,
Swine Vesicular Disease, Rinderpest, African Swine Fever, Teschen Diseases
inAustria.
- There shallnothaveoccurred Anthrax, Tuberculosis, Classical Swine Fever,
Aujeszky 'sDisease, PRRS atthefarmwhere swine arereared.
6. Objective andrationale: Animal health andfoodsafety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Broadly speaking thedocument isaligned withthestandards,
guidelines orrecommendations oftheOIEandCodex Alimentarius Commission witha
fewexceptions where international standards, guidelines orrecommendations donot
exist.
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Government Notice
No.1998-6. Available inKorean
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9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1May1998
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1May1998
11. Final date forcomments: 22April 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
Animal Health Division
Livestock Bureau
Ministry ofAgriculture andForestry
#1Joongangdon
Kwachonsi, Kyoonggido
TheRepublic ofKorea
Tel: 82-2-504-9438
Fax: 82-2-507-3966