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G/SPS/N/KOR/157 
5 May 2004 
 (04-2007) 
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 (MAF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants or plant products imported into Korea. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
trading partner.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Draft 
Amendment of Quarantine Pest List (available in Korean, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Based on the result of Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) and in 
accordance with the provisions of Article 3. 1 of the Ministerial Or dinance of the Plant 
Protection Act, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is proposing to  add 19 pest species, 
such as Phytophthora ramorum, Puccinia psidii , etc., to the list of the quarantine pests and to 
delete 3 pest species, including Cladosporium cladosporioides , etc., from the list. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   The document is generally aligned with the 
standards, guidelines or recommendations of th e IPPC (ISPM No.11 Pest Risk Analysis for 
quarantine Pests). 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  MAF Public Notice 
No. 2004-44, published in the Korean Official Gazette, May 2004 (avail able in Korean). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   The effective date will be given upon publication of the 
final rule. G/SPS/N/KOR/157 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Within 60 days of notification date. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Agricultural Production and Management Division  
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The Republic of Korea 
 
Tel:  +82-2-500-1772 Fax:  +82-2-507-3963 E-mail:  kimns@maf.go.kr  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Agricultural Production and Management Division  
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
The Republic of Korea  Tel:  +82-2-500-1772 Fax:  +82-2-507-3963 
E-mail:  kimns@maf.go.kr  
 
 