KOR/719
WTO/SPS
KR Südkorea
  • 67 - Lebensmitteltechnologie
2021-07-18
2021-05-20

Food products (Living modified organisms, LMO)

Proposed Amendments of the "Notification on Transboundary Movements, etc. of Living Modified Organisms (hereinafter, "LMO")". Language(s): Korean. Number of pages: 9

The proposed amendment seeks to:

1.      clearly provide duties of Regional Office of Food and Drug Safety in fields auditing of companies which apply for LMO Import Approval (Article 8-10);

2.      provide legal basis for establishing and operating advisory committees for Socio-economic Assessment of Living Modified Organisms for foods (Article 8-11); and

3.     clarify specific standards of Establishment and Operation of Production Facilities Using LMO according to the safety management level (Article 8-13).