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Notifying
Member: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: The Ministry of Food
and Drug Safety
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Products
covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable): Foods
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Proposed
Revision of the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control". Language(s): Korean. Number of pages: 12
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/KOR/24_07857_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: The closure of business
can not be reported not only during the business suspension period but also
during a period from the time when a prior notice of disposition pursuant to
Article 21 (Prior Notice of Disposition) of the Administrative Procedures Act
is reached and the disposition becomes effective.
The basis for
delegation is prepared so that the matters regarding imported food, etc. by
original equipment manufacturing (OEM) to be observed by business entities
are determined through Ordinance of the Prime Minister.
The basis for
the planned import approval system is prepared in the law to allow the
omission of documentary and field inspections during import declaration for
the imported foods, etc. of which safety has been ensured for a long period,
provided that such products have the annual import plan approved in advance.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ]
Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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10.
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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11.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 January 2025
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
International
Cooperation Office
Ministry of
Food and Drug Safety
#187
Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdoek-gu, Cheongju-si
Chungcheongbuk-do,
363-700, Korea
Tel: +(82 43)
719 1569
Fax: +(82 43)
719 1550
E-mail:
intmfds@korea.kr
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
International Cooperation Office
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
#187 Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdoek-gu, Cheongju-si
Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-700, Korea
Tel: +(82 43) 719 1569
Fax: +(82 43) 719 1550
E-mail: intmfds@korea.kr
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