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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/52
14 December 1998
(98-5024)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Plants
and plant products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment of
quarantine pest list
5. Description of content:
Based on the results of Pest Risk Assessment under Article 8 of the Plant Protection Act, the
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is proposing the addition of the following 244
quarantine pests to be subject to quarantine and inspection:
- 16 prohibited pests:  Bactrocera aquilonis, B. correcta, B. halfordiae, B. jarvisi, B.
latifrons, B. neohumeralis, B. tau, B. trivialis, B. tuberculata, B. umbrosa, B. zonata,
Ceratitis quinaria, C. rosa, Rhagoletis competa, R. Suavis, Criyptophlebia leucotreta
- 228 controlled pests such as Ascochyta corticola, Frankliniella bispinosa, etc.
6. Objective and rationale:  To protect plant health
7. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   The document is aligned with the standards, guidelines or
recommendations of the IPPC.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MAF draft No.
1998-92 – Available in Korean
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/KOR/52
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11. Final date for comments:  15 January 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   Sustainable Agriculture Division,
MAF
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bilateral Cooperation Division
Ministry of Agriculture & ForestryNo. 1, Joongang-dong, Kwachon-shi, Kyonggi-do
Republic of Korea
Tel:  82-2-503-7296/7
Fax:  82-2-507-2095