G/SPS/N/KOR/667  
 
4 November 2019  
(19-7404) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry for 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Vehicles and machinery  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Establishment of Phytosanitary Export Management 
System for Vehicles and Machinery . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KOR/19_6198_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) establishes 
phytos anitary export management system for vehicles and machinery which are exported 
from the Republic of Korea to a foreign country, to comply import requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protec t humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 41  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation c onform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/KOR/667  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 October 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 24 October 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqui ry 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 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr  
13. 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 339 -012, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 44) 201 2080/2081  
Fax: +(82 44) 868 0449  
E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr