우리나라 검역제도의 문제점과 개선방안에 관한 연구

A Study on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in Korea

  The Sanitary and Phytosanitary(SPS) Agreement of the WTO is the centerpiece of global efforts to restrain governments from imposing non-tariff barriers on trade in foods and other products that could affect human, plant and animal safety. The objective of this study is to review the Korean SPS system as well as some major countries" SPS system as a benchmark to the future Korean system under WTO system This Paper indicates that Korean SPS system needs to develop the system to handle import commodities not to allow inflow of vicious virus, insects and contaminated food. In conclusion, this paper seeks out some problems in Korean SPS system and provides four measures for improving the Korean SPS system.