All live aquatic animals (fish, molluscs and crustaceans) and chilled or frozen shrimp, and live amphibian (HS codes: 0301, 0306, 0307, 0106)

Proposed amendment to the "Aquatic Organism Disease Control Act". Language(s): Korean. Number of pages: 85

Some revisions are made to Enforcement Rule of the Aquatic Organism Disease Control Act as follows:

(1)  Three kinds of amphibian diseases (Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Batrachochytirum salamandrivorans, Ranavirus species) are designated as legally-controlled diseases;

(2)  Detailed procedures are formulated regarding registration, cancelation, etc. of Korean processing establishments for export of aquatic animals and products thereof;

(3)  Detailed procedures are formulated regarding registration, modification, extension of the registration, etc. of overseas processing establishments of aquatic animals and products thereof;

(4)  Legal basis is formulated for officials to go in person and inspect how overseas establishments manage and control aquatic animal diseases;

(5)  Legal basis is formulated to take an import suspension measure following the result of the on-site inspection or import risk analysis;

(6)  Legal basis is formulated to carry out import risk analysis after taking emergency measures to prevent the spread of aquatic animal diseases; and

(7)  Other improvements are made regarding domestic disease control procedures, etc.