G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add.24  
15 December 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 15 December 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Add of prohibited hosts related with Radopholus similis  
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
(MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has added host plants of Radopholus similis , one of the prohibited 
quarantine pests of Korea, which is based on the result of P est Risk Analysis (PRA).  
The import of living and fresh underground parts of Chlorospatha  spp. and Callopsis volkensii  from 
the regions or countries specified below will be prohibited, and this measure will be applied on 
consignment shipped on and after 18  December 2023.  
− Products covered: Relevant parts of host plants (available in English, 1 page) associated with 
Radopholus similis  
− Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
• North America: Canada, Mexico, United States of America  
• Central America: All countries  
• South America: All countries (except Chile)  
• Africa: All countries  
• Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (restricted areas: Guangzhou City, Maoming City 
and Shenzhen City in Guangdong, Fujian; and Hong Kon g, China), India, Indonesia, Japan, 
Lebanese Republic, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 
Chinese  Taipei, Thailand, Yemen  
• Europe: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 
Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom  
• Oceania and the Pacific: Australia (except Tasmania), Cook Islands (New Zealand), Fiji, 
French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaiian Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue 
(New Zealand), Norfolk Island (Australia), Palau, Papua Ne w Guinea, American Samoa, 
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga  
Full information of prohibited host plants and countries (regions) related to Radopholus similis , can 
be found in the Attachment 1 (available in English):  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/KOR/23_14654_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Amendment of prohibited hosts.  G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add.24  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National  Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/MAFRA  
94 Dasom2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si, 30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/MAFRA  
94 Dasom2 -ro, Government Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si, 30110, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr  
 
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