. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KOR/76 
11 August 2004 
 (04-3392) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF KOREA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
Export & Import Division 
Tel:  82-2-503-9436 
Fax:  82-2-503-9438 E-mail:  sck0725@mocie.go.kr
 
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   HS 0301 (Live Fish) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   The attached table 6-1 
of the Foreign Trade Administration Regulation (available in Korean) 
6. Description of content:   “HS 0301” will be included in the list of HS codes for goods 
subject to origin marking. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The revised regulations require that the origin of live fish imported into the Republic of Korea shall be marked on its container for c onsumer protection and information, like fish 
captured locally. 
8. Relevant documents:   Notice on the Manual for Origin Marking of Fishery Products (Ministry 
of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries, available in Korean) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   31 August 2004 G/TBT/N/KOR/76 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
15732 Official Gazette, 30 June 2004 (Notice on the partial revision of the Foreign Trade 
Administration Regulation) 
15746 Official Gazette, 16 July 2004 (Notice on of the Manual for Origin Marking of Fishery 
Products) 
http://gwanbo.korea.go.kr
 
 