G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add.21  
 
8 October 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 8 October 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Amendment of prohibited hosts  
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
(MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has amended host plants of Radopholus similis , one of the 
prohibited quarantine pests of Korea, which is based on the result of  Pest Risk Analysis (PRA).  
The import of living and fresh underground parts of Alpinia  spp. from the regions specified as below 
have been prohibited through the SPS notification of emergency measures 
(G/SPS/N/KOR/248/Add.20). This import requirement for fr esh underground parts for human 
consumption of Alpinia  spp. excluding A. nutans , A. zerumbet  and A. purpurata  with accompanied 
Phytosanitary Certificate with following additional declaration is amended.  
"This shipment was inspected and found free of Radoph olus similis ." 
This measure will be applied from the consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on and 
after 13 October 2021.  
− 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  
• Africa: All countries  
• Asia: Brunei Darussalam, China (re stricted areas: Guangzhou City, Maoming City and 
Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province, Fujian Province and Hong Kong, China), India, 
Indonesia, Japan, Lebanese Republic, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, 
Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Yemen  
• Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, 
Sweden, United Kingdom  
• Oceania and the Pacific: Australia (except Tasmania), Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, 
Hawaiian  Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, 
Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, American Samoa, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga  
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  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.  
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 a nd 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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