G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.18  
 
23 November 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 22 November 2022, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Amendment of Quarantine Pest List  
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
(MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea has amended the quarantine pest list which is based on the result 
of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) and in accordance with the provisions of Articles 4 a nd 6 of the Ministerial 
Ordinance of the Plant Protection Act. The APQA notified to add 24 quarantine pests (24 species) and 
two regulated non -quarantine pests (two species). Also, APQA removed six quarantine pests 
(six species). The information is detaile d in the attachments.  
[Attachment 1] List of newly added quarantine pests (24 species)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KOR/22_7960_00_e.pdf  
[Attachment 2] List of newly added regulated non -quarantine pests and host plants ( two species)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KOR/22_7960_01_e.p df 
[Attachment 3] Removed pests from quarantine pest list ( six species)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/KOR/22_7960_02_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed reg ulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Amendment of quarantine pest list (addition of 24 pests onto the previously 
notified list: G/SPS/N/KOR/212, G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.17).  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 January 2023  
Agen cy 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, Govern ment Complex -Sejong, Sejong -si, 30110, Republic of Korea  G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.18  
 
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  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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