amendments to livestock products sanitary control act its enforcement decree and enforcement rule main points of amendments to livestock products sanitary control act its enforcement decree and enforcement rule 1. amendments to livestock products sanitary control act a. changed the korean term equivalent to hazard analysis critical control point to safety management certification standard as an official translation of haccp b. made haccp a mandatory guideline for a greater number of processing facilities c. added a new clause on exemption from inspection and evaluation on observing haccp d. allowed only veterinary inspectors to conduct inspection of all domestic animals and livestock products e. stipulated livestock sanitary provisions to be followed by anyone who intends to shi domestic animals or livestock products f. added a new order that grants authority to veterinary inspectors to suspend slaughter under hazardous circumstances 2. amendments to enforcement decree of livestock products sanitary control act a. in order to develo detailed standards of fines imposed for breaching minor regulations set forth by ordinance of mifaff among labelling regulations and provisions to be followed by operators the standards will be established by issuing ordinance of mifaff. b. greater fines will be imposed to slaughter operators who violate sanitary control standard and hazard analysis critical control point. 3. amendments to enforcement rule of livestock products sanitary control act a. improved sanitary control standards for slaughterhouses to enhance sanitation conditions in slaughterhouses b. when the same livestock products as the ones that were determined to be inappropriate for import in a thorough inspection or random sample test limited to the products with the same manufacturing date and or the same expiration date given at the time of importation are cleared customs after document examination such products will be collected for inspection. if the same products are imported again they shall be determined to be inappropriate for import. c. improved facility standards for slaughterhouses to enhance sanitation conditions in slaughterhouses. established exceptions that allow retail meat sales business and instant manufacturing processing and sales business to share space for operation instead of each required to be operated in a separated or divided area. d. amended criteria for administrative action for slaughter operators e. improved compliance requirements of slaughter operators and their employees f. specified standards of fines for violations of labelling standards and compliance requirements of operators