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.