Import Health Requirements for U.S. Beef and Beef Products

The following import health requirements shall be applied to beef and beef product exported from the United States of America('United States') to the Republic of Korea('Korea')

Definitions

 1. Definitions for the purpose of these health requirements are as follows:
 
 (1) "Beef or beef products" includes all edible parts of cattle less than 30 months of age at the time of slaughter and products derived from all edible parts of cattle less than 30 months of age at the time of slaughter as described in the U.S. Federal Meat Inspection Act. However, 'beef of beef product' excludes specified risk materials (SRMs); all mechanically recovered meat (MRM)/ mechanically separated meat (MSM); and advanced meat recovery product (AMR) from the skull and vertabral column of cattle 30 months of age and over at the time of slaughter. AMR that is free of SRMs and central nervous system tissues(CNS) is allowed. Ground meat, processed products and beef extracts may contain AMR but excludes specified risk metarials (SRMs) and all MRM/MSM.

 (2).............. 이하 생략

 -> 본문에 있는 소고기와 소고기 제품의 정의 입니다.

Addendum

1. This notice will go into effect on the date of its notification.

2. When the United States publicly announces its enhanced feed ban, Acticle 1(1) shall be modified to read as follows: "beef or beef products" includes all edible parts of cattle and products derived from all edible parts of cattle as described in ths U.S. Federal Meat Inspection Act. However, 'beef of beef product' excludes specified risk materials (SRMs); all mechanically recovered meat (MRM)/ mechanically separated meat (MSM); and advanced meat recovery product (AMR) from the skull and vertabral column of cattle 30 months of age and over at the time of slaughter. AMR that is free of SRMs and central nervous system tissues(CNS) is allowed. Ground meat, processed products and beef extracts may contain AMR but excludes specified risk metarials (SRMs) and all MRM/MSM.

3............. 이하 생략

-> Addendum, 부칙에 따라 미국의 enhanced feed ban announces에 따라 '소고기와 소고기 제품'의 정의는 '30개월 미만'의 제한이 사라지게 됩니다.

 5. In the event (an) addutional case(s) of BSE occur(s) in the United States, the U.S. government shall immediately conduct a thorough epidemiological investigation and inform the Korean government of the results of the investigation. The U.S. government will consult with the Korean government about the findings of the investigation. The Korean government will suspend the importation of beef and beef products if the additional case(s) results in the OIE recognizing an adverse change in the classification of the U.S. BSE status.

-> BSE즉, 광우병이 미국에서 나타나게 되면 미국정부는 전염병조사를 벌이게 되고, 그 결과를 한국에 알리게 되며. 한국 정부는 'OIE에서 미국의 광우병 등급을 낮춘 경우'에 수입을 중지하게 되어있습니다.

Import Quarantine Inspection and Regulatory Action

23. If the Korean government detects a food safety hazard in a lot during the quarantine inspection process,
it may reject the lot. The Korean government shall notify and consult with the U.S. government regarding matter and may request corrective action if appropriate.
If an SRM is found, FSIS will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the problem.
Product produced by pertinent meat establishment shall continue to be eligible for import quarantine inspection.
However, the Korean government will increase the rate of inspection of subsequent beef and beef products from the meat establishment. After the Korean government inspects five lots of equal or greater quantity of the same product without finding a food-safety hazard, the Korean government shall apply its standard inspection procedures and rates.

-> 검역과정에서 유해위험물질 발견시 한국정부는 미국정부에 통지하고 함께 적절한 조치를 취해야 합니다.

 SRM이 발견되면, 미국의 FSIS가 진상규명 조사를 하며 정상적인 수입절차는 진행됩니다. 한국은 이후 겸역 비율을 높일 수 있으며, 그러나 유해위험물질이 그 이후 5개 이상의 Lot(포장단위)에서 발견되지 않으면 다시 원래의 겸역방식과 비율로 돌아가게 됩니다.

24. If the Korean government observes at least two incidents of food-safety hazards involving separate lots from the same meat establishment, the meat establishment may be suspended until corrective acton has been taken.

 Beef and beef products of the meat establishment that were certified prior to the date of suspention shall continue to be eligible for import quarantine inspection.
An establishment shall remain suspended until the U.S. government verifies to the Korean government that corrective actions have been completed. The U.S. government shall inform the
Korean government of the meat establishment's corrective action and of the date the meat establishment's suspension is lifted. The Korean government may include an on-site audit of the
establishment during its next system audit in the United States.

-> 만약 하나의 도축장(Meat establishment)에서 생산된 육류에 서로 다른 포장에서 2개 이상의 유해위험물질이 발견된 경우 그 도축장은 적절한 조치가 취해질때 까지 정지됩니다.

다만, 위험물질이 발견된 포장의 생산일자 이전의 제품은 그 도축장 제품이라 할지라도 정상처리됩니다.

미국정부가 한국정부에 적절한 조치가 취해졌음을 확인할 때까지 정지되며, 미국정부는 도축장에 취해진 적절한 조치와 정지가 해지된 날짜를 통지합니다.

 한국 정부는 도축장의 현장 감사에 포함 될 수 있습니다.

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해석은 제가 임시로 달았습니다. 한국정부에서 아직 한글판을 비공개하고 있다고 들었습니다.  뉴스에 행정소송까지 제기 되었다고  봤습니다.

미국의 뜻에 따라 30개월 이상 소가 수입되는 것으로 보입니다.

 광우병 발견되어도 즉시 수입중지조치 되는게 아니라 OIE의 등급조정이 있어야 하는 것으로 보이고, 유해조치 발견되어도 미국이 조사하는 것도 맞는 것 같습니다. 한국이 검역비율 늘려도 5박스 이상 이상 없으면 다시 원래대로 돌아오게 되는군요.