WTO 한-일 수산물 수입규제 분쟁 사건에 관한 고찰: 한국-방사능핵종 분쟁 사건

• 영문명: The WTO Korea Fishery Products Importation Restriction Dispute: The Radionuclides Case of South Korea with Japan
• 발행기관: 한국무역연구원
• 저자명: 이성형(Sung-Hyoung Lee) 전정기(Cheong-Ghi Chun)
• 간행물 정보: 『무역연구』제12권 제5호, 655~672쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 무역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2016.10.30

영문 초록

After the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Korea adopted Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) measures to restrict the importation of certain food products from Japan. In September 2013, Korea extended the scope of its import bans to all fishery products caught in eight Japanese prefectures, and laid out additional testing and certification requirements regarding the presence of cesium and iodine in all food products from Japan that were not previously subjected to import bans. Japan requested consultations with Korea regarding such measures and these consultations held on 24 and 25 June 2015 but failed to reach a mutually agreed solution. Japan request the establishment of a Panel and so, On 8 February 2016, the Director-General identified the composed the panel. Because of the request for consultations and establishment of a Panel, Japan claimed that the South Korea’s measures were inconsistent with certain articles of the SPS Agreement. This Study analyzes the WTO disputes relative to the Radionuclides case of South Korea with Japan, Specifically, such disputes involved cases of some major legal issue involving certain article 2(2), 2(3), 5(1), 5(2), 5(5) and 5(6) of the SPS Agreement through some WTO dispute cases.

키워드

Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Assessment of Risk Distinctions in Levels of Protection Fishery Products Import Restriction Provisional Measures Radionuclides