. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/360
10 August 2000
(00-3289)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 of Agriculture and Forestry
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):   Agricultural products
gained from environmental friendly agriculture, including organically produced agricultural
products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Draft of
Amendment to the Sustainable Agriculture Promotion Act (8 pages, available in Korean)
6. Description of content:   Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry would revise the Sustainable
Agriculture Promotion Act as follows:
- to change current label declaration system for environmentally friendly agricultural
products into label certification system to be certified by relevant certification body.
- to specify provisions relating to label certification system, including designation
and cancellations of certification body, inspection for authentication, issue of
certificate etc.
- to modify penalty provisions on irregularities and/or infringements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To ensure consumer's confidence on agricultural products produced from environmentally
friendly agriculture.
8. Relevant documents:   MAF Notification No. 2000-71 (14 July 2000)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2001
10. Final date for comments:   25 September 2000G/TBT/Notif.00/360
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Sustainable Agriculture Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry1 Joongang-dong, Kwachon
Kyunggi-do, Republic of Korea
427-719
Tel: +82-2-503-7284
Fax: +82-2-507-2096
Email: minjs@maf.go.kr