G/SPS/N/KOR/725/Add.1  
13 July 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 13 July 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Amendment of areas and plants related to Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease  
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
(MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea has amended the phytosanitary measure of Sudden Oak Death 
(SOD) disease, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea. This measure is based 
on the result of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) and also has reviewed comments about the phytosanitary 
measure of SOD disease from trading partners.  
The consignment of propagative materials except seeds (such as nursery stocks including root stocks, 
cuttings and scions), bark, woods (including logs) with bark of the host (and/or associated) plants 
from prohibited (and/or regulated) areas will be prohibited. However, some consignment is available 
to import to the Republic of Korea, by attaching phytosanitary certificate with additional declaration 
(see Attachment).  
Full information about the phytosanitary measures and areas/plants related to Sudden Oak Death 
(SOD) disease is available in the attachmen t (available in English).  
The measure will be applied on consignment shipped on and after 28 August 2023.  
[Attachment] Measures and List of Areas/Plants related to Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Disease  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/KOR/23_10971_00_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 areas and plants related to Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease.  
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, no rmally 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 no tification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2023  G/SPS/N/KOR/725/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 f rom: [  ] 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, Re public of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr  
 
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