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Jul. 23, 2011Corea: proponen revisar Ley de Organismos Vivos Modificados
World Trade
Organization |
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G/SPS/N/KOR/328/Rev.1
15 July 2011 |
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(11-3533) | |
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
Revision
1. | Notifying Member: Republic of KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
2. | Agency responsible: Ministry of Knowledge Economy |
3. | 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): Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) |
4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
5. | Title of the notified document: Proposed Revision of LMOs Act Language(s): Korean Number of pages: 21 |
6. | Description of content: The Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) has proposed the following revision of the LMO Act:
1. Modification and supplementation of the definitions of the principal terms; 2. Rationalization of the LMOs’ risk assessment and import approval process. etc. |
7. | Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from other damage from pests. |
8. | 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: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Revised Act on Transboundary Movements of Living Modified Organisms, etc. (available in Korean) |
10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): |
11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
12. | Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 13 September 2011
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: Biotech & Health Division |
13. | Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:
Biotech & Health Division |