{"topic_id":"korea_apqa_review_transitional_005","category":"korea-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: korea_apqa_review_transitional_005\ncategory: korea-2026-approvals\ntitle: Korea Pet Food Import — Review Period, Effective Date & Transitional Measures (MAFRA 2025-20, Supplementary Provisions Art. 1–5)\nlang: en\nsource: korea_petfood_import_health_2025.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 320\n---\n\nThis topic covers the Supplementary Provisions (부칙) of MAFRA Notification No. 2025-20, including the effective date, review period, and transitional measures for manufacturing facility approvals.\n\n## Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions — Effective Date\n\n**Korean**: 제1조(시행일) 이 고시는 발령한 날부터 시행한다.\n\n**English**: This Notification shall enter into force on the date of issuance.\n\nDocument issued: 2026-02-07.\n\n## Article 11 — Review Period (재검토기한)\n\n**Korean**: 제11조(재검토기한) 농림축산식품부 장관はこの 고시에 대하여 2025년 8월 1일까지 관련 부서의 의견을 들어 검토하여 개선 등의 필요한 조치를 하여야 한다.\n\n**English**: The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall review this Notification **every three years from July 1, 2025** (referring to the period until June 30 of every third year), and take necessary measures such as improvement.\n\n## Transitional Measures (부칙)\n\n**Special cases (Supplementary Art. 2)**: Manufacturing facilities previously approved through documentary examination may maintain approval without additional on-site inspection, notwithstanding Article 7.2.\n\n**Transitional for export certificates (Supplementary Art. 3)**: Pet food may still be accompanied by the previously approved quarantine certificate format (under Article 9) for a transitional period.\n\n**Transitional for facility approval (Supplementary Art. 4)**: Facilities registered in the exporting country at the time of this Notification's effective date are exempt from Article 7.2 approval requirements until **December 31, 2025** (for newly registering facilities that wish to export).\n\n**Source**: MAFRA Notification No. 2025-20, Supplementary Provisions Articles 1–5.\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":320,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}