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Notifying Member: Republic of Korea

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

2.

Agency responsible:

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Management Division

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Management Division

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency

175 Anyang-ro, Manan-gu

Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Republic of Korea

Tel: (+82) 31 467 4320

Fax: (+82) 31 467 4321

E-mail: jhsohn@korea.kr

Website: http://www.qia.go.kr

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Veterinary medicinal devices

5.

Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed Amendments to the Regulation concerning the evaluation for technical documents of veterinary medical devices (22 pages, in Korean)

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Description of content: The proposed revisions mainly focus on the following: to extend the scope of exemption (requirements of attached documents).

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of animal health and safety

8.

Relevant documents: Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency Public Notice No. 2015-188, 27 July 2015

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Proposed date of adoption: September 2015 or later

Proposed date of entry into force: September 2015 or later

10.

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Documents are available from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency website at http://www.qia.go.kr

Also available from: 

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Management Division

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA)

175, Anyang-Ro, Manan-Gu

Anyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 480-757

Republic of Korea

Tel.: (+82 31) 467 4320

Fax: (+82 31) 467 4321

E-mail: jhsohn@korea.kr

Website: http://www.qia.go.kr

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