WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/KOR/171
14 March 2008
ORGANIZATION
(08-1171)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
MIFAFF was launched on 29 February 2008 by merging the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Gwacheon-si (city), Gyunggi-Do (province)
Republic of Korea 427-719
Tel: (+82) 2 500 1925
Fax: (+82) 2 503 0020
E-mail: yryoon@mifaff.go.kr
Website: http://www.mifaff.go.kr
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:
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): Cattle and beef
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Act on the Traceability of Cattle and Beef (available in Korean, 13 pages).
6.
Description of content:
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea promulgated the Act on the Traceability of
Cattle and Beef on 21 December 2007. The Act will enter into force within one year from the
date of promulgation. This notification has the intention of the MIFAFF to inform the member
countries of the newly introduced measures. The main contents of the Act are as follows:
1. The Act is applied to cattle which have been raised in Korea;
2. The owner of cattle must report the birth or death, import or export, and transfer or
acquisition (including the slaughter) of cattle to the Minister of the MIFAFF;
3. An identification number for every reported cattle will be given by the Minister and it will
be informed to the owner of the cattle. The designated ID number shall be attached to the
reported cattle;
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4. The designated ID number shall be displayed on the harvested beef by the meat processor
or seller in order to trace the origin of the cattle.
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is preparing the Enforcement
Decree (Presidential Order) and Ordinance (Ministerial Order) of the above Act so that the
related enforcement regulations will be notified to the member countries in due course.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Food safety, animal health and consumer protection
8.
Relevant documents: To be available in the internet homepage of National Assembly
(http://www.assembly.go.kr/index.jsp, Available in Korean)
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
21 December 2007
Proposed date of entry into force:
22 December 2008
10.
Final date for comments: This notification is simply to inform the members of the
legislative action of National Assembly. But, any comments could be received for reference
for the MIFAFF within 60 days after notification.
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:
Livestock Products Sanitation Division
Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tel :
(+82) 2 500 1925
Fax : (+82) 2 503 0020
E-mail: yryoon@mifaff.go.kr