G/SPS/N/KOR/783/Add.1  
6 December 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 6 December 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Add of countries (regions) of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)  
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
(MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has added distributed countries (regions) of Tomato Brown Rugose 
Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), as a one of the quarantine pests of Korea, which is based on the result of Pest 
Risk Analysis (PRA).  
The b elow 6 countries (re gions) have been added as ToBRFV distributed countries (regions) and the 
import of seeds for sowing and seedlings (such as nursery/root stocks, cu ttings and scions) of 
Capsicum spp. and Solanum lycopersicum from ToBRFV distributed countries (regions) will need to 
meet certain condition s for import to Korea (see Attachment 1 for details) . 
- 6 countries (regions) are added to ToBRFV distributed countr ies (regions): Russia, China 
(Region:  Ningxia Hui, Shaanxi, Beijing), Argentina, Morocco . 
Full information about the plants, countries (regions) and additional requirement s related to Tomato 
Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is available in Attachment 1 (available in English).  
This measure will be applied on consignment s shipped on and after 1 February  2024. 
[Attachment 1] Additional requirements related to ToBRFV.  
[Attachment 2] PCR Inspection Certificate.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/KOR/23_14065_00_e.pdf  
https: //members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/KOR/23_14065_01_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 regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Amendment of ToBRFV distributed countries (regions)  
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.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  G/SPS/N/KOR/783/Add.1  
 
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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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