This agreement reflects both countries' commitment to strengthening cooperation.
Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, and Investment of Ecuador.
The Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries of Ecuador and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of Korea have signed the Implementation Agreement for electronic sanitary certificates for aquaculture and fishery products.
This initiative will streamline the electronic exchange of sanitary certification data and strengthen control and transparency mechanisms. One of the short-term goals is to eliminate the use of paper certificates, in accordance with international standards.
The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Yong Jae, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and Daniela Paredes, the Undersecretary of Quality and Food Safety at the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries.
This agreement reflects both countries' commitment to strengthening cooperation, promoting mutual trust in sanitary control systems, and advocating for safe and transparent trade in fishery products between the two nations.
In January, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) unveiled an ambitious Development Plan for the Oyster Aquaculture Industry to become the world's No. 1 oyster-exporting country. The country plans to create oyster-only fishing ports, aquaculture complexes and modernized facilities to significantly boost production and exports by 2030.
