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Notifying
Member: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA)
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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): Pet food
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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: Partial
amendment notice of Import Health Requirements for Pet food. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 2
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/KOR/25_07384_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: Amendment to the import health requirement stipulating
quarantine requirements for pet food imported into the Republic of Korea.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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):
[X] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
Terrestrial Animal Health Code, chapters 8.8.2, 11.4.2, 15.1.2
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[X] 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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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Within 30 days from the date of circulation of the notification.
(The comment period has been shortened since this amendment is a measure to
promote trade in accordance with WTO SPS Agreement.)
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:
Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA)
94, Dasom
2-ro, Government Complex-Sejong
Sejong-si
30110, Republic of KOREA
Tel: +(82 44)
201 2083
Fax: +(82 44)
868 0449
E-mail:
cju0506@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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA)
94, Dasom 2-ro, Government Complex-Sejong
Sejong-si 30110, Republic of KOREA
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2083
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449
E-mail: cju0506@korea.kr
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