 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.9 
27 August 2004 
 
 (04-3581) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
Addendum
 
  
 The following communication, dated 25 August 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Korea
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Tentative Phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction of Sudden Oak Death Disease  
 
The National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry  of Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of 
Korea (NPQS), has modified the "Tentative phyto sanitary measures to prevent the introduction of 
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Disease", base d on the following information:  
 
Following 4 species of plants are known to be associated with SOD :  
- Calluna vulgaris  (Heath:  Ericaceae); 
- Drimys winteri  (Winter's bark:  Winteraceae); 
- Laurus noblis  (Bay Laurel:  Lauraceae) ; 
- Salix carprea  (Kilmarnock willow:  Salicaceae). 
 
Vaccinium vitis-idaea  (Lingonberry: Ericaceae) is not known to be associated with SOD. 
 
Therefore, NPQS adds the above-mentioned 4 species to the list of prohibited plants and 
deletes Vaccinium vitis-idaea  (Lingonberry:  Ericaceae) from the list. 
 
These emergency measures are effective for consignments shipped on and after 
8 September 2004. 
 
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