[Attachment 2]
Main Revision of 「Enforcement Rule of Plant Protection Act」
1. Background for Revision 
  The revision is intended to establish delegated affairs and necessary rules for the 
implementation thereof: implementation of import inspection on article of concern over 
pest introduction, the introduction of registration of agent for application of inspection, 
import approval of prohibited articles for re-export, and reports obligation of a grower 
of the plant where pests subject to official control or potential official control measures 
are founded. 
2. Main Revision 
 A. Determining detailed items of article of concern over pest introduction (Newly enacted 
provision of Article 5-2).
   - Wooden furniture, waste paper, railway wood, and other items notified by the Commissioner 
of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency have been determined. 
 B. Determining detailed procedures of import approval for a prohibited article that are 
imported to the republic of Korea only for re-export after reprocessing and repacking 
(from Article 13 (1) through (5)).
 C. Determining detailed procedures to destroy the prohibited article of which import is 
approved (newly enacted provision of Article 13-2).
 D. Increase of quarantine inspection sites of imported plants, and methods of report and 
inspection of articles and couriers of which applicants for import is not specified 
(Article 14 (2) 3, from Article 14 (4) through (6)).   
   - It is allowed to transport all imported plants to and inspect them at quarantine 
inspection sites near the port of import.
   - It is allowed to transport the plants subject to document review and inspect them at 
inland quarantine inspection sites.
   - As for the articles whose subject obliged to report for import is not confirmed, a 
person who is designated a quarantine inspection sites shall report the import of them to proceed the inspection on them. As for courier, the carrier of it shall follow 
the above mentioned procedures.
 
 E. Prevention of safety negligence accident of phytosanitary inspectors (newly enacted 
provision of Article 15 (2) and (3)).
   - A person who is designated a quarantine inspection site shall take necessary 
measures, including vehicle control during the inspection.
 F. Streamlining inspection procedures for genetic resources imported for preservation 
(newly enacted provision of Article 18 (3)).
   - Document review may be only requirement for the genetic resources imported for 
preservation in accordance with agreements of international organizations or foreign 
governmental organizations.
 G. Determining detailed procedures of article of concern of pest introduction (newly 
enacted provision of Article 18 (4)) 
   - if a phytosanitary inspector conducts inspection on an article of concern in quarantine 
inspection site, he or she shall notify the importer in advance about the inspection, 
and the inspector shall take administrative disposition based on the result of the 
inspection in compliance with the standard of article subject to plant quarantine 
inspection.
  
 H. Determining registration qualifications, registration procedures and administrative 
disposition standards of an agent who carries out application of an article subject to 
plant quarantine inspection (newly enacted provisions from Article 18-5 through 18-7) 
   - An agent who intends to carry out application of inspection shall be registered to the 
quarantine inspection agency after taking at least 8-hour education session about 
rules of Plant Protection Act, which shall be carried out by the Animal and Plant 
Quarantine Agency.    
 
 I. Determining detailed methods of attachment of a tag to nursery stocks of trees subject 
to post-entry quarantine (newly enacted provision of Article 19-2). 
   - Nursery stocks of trees subject to post-entry quarantine shall be tagged and the tag 
shall contain the informations where the production of origin and other import history 
can be confirmed. The tag shall be being attached to the plants during the period from the date of import to the completion date of a post entry quarantine. 
   - If the average size of nursery stocks of trees is less than 15 cm, a tag may be 
attached to each bundle of 100 or less.
 
 J. Excluding flower bulbs from the plants subject to post entry quarantine.
 K. Determining detailed procedures of application, renewal and change of authorization of 
professional test agency for plant pest, test methods and procedures (newly enacted 
from Article 21-2 through Article 21-7) 
   - An agency who intends to be authorized as a professional test agency for plant pest 
shall submit application accompanied with related documents to the Animal and Plant 
Quarantine Agency and shall be authorized, renewed and changed in accordance with 
due procedures. 
   - Laboratory test shall be conducted in compliance with the methods specified by the 
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency and test fee may be charged.
    
 L. Determining methods of charge and payment of laboratory test fee (from Article 29-2 
(2) through (6))
   - Fee shall be paid with cash or credit card to the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant 
Quarantine Agency , and any change in the amount of fee requires Ministerial approval. 
   - Governmental organizations may be exempted from fee charge. 
 M. Determining detailed methods of treatment and disinfection, and the methods of 
quarantine inspection of wood packing materials of an article to be exported (newly 
enacted provision of Article 37-3).
   - Wood packing materials for export shall be treated and disinfected, and marked in 
compliance with standards specified by 「International plant protection convention 」 or 
with standards of importing countries. Phytosanitary certificate may be issued upon 
request after the article that passes export inspection.
     
 N. Determining designation procedures and revocation criteria of agricultural product 
export area (newly enacted provision of Article 37-4 and Article 37-5).   
   - A grower who intends to be designated as an export area shall satisfy the 
requirements for designation and apply for it to the Animal and Plant Quarantine 
Agency through city mayor or county governor.    - The designation of any growers who do not comply the requirements of designation 
and who are designated through unlawful methods shall be revoked. 
 O. Determining qualification and selection procedures of an authorized private inspector. 
(newly enacted provision of Article 37-6) 
   - An authorized private inspector shall be a person who passes the qualification test, 
and is required to present the formal token that proves his/her authority to relevant 
person during his/her inspection. The Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine 
Agency  may conduct training to improve the performance of an authorized private 
inspector.
 P. Determining methods of reporting the outbreak of pests subject to official control 
(newly enacted provision of Article 37-7).
   - A person who tries to report the outbreak of quarantine pest may use phone, verbal 
or any other convenient methods to report to the Administrator of Rural 
Development Administration.
   - The organization reported shall conduct on-site inspection, and if the pest concerned 
is found as non-quarantine pest, it may not request for laboratory test.
 
 Q. Articulating items for pest risk assessment for official control (newly enacted provision 
of Article 37-12).
   - Risk assessment shall be conducted for exotic pest including expected damages 
thereof, and shall be carried out by an expert who is appointed by Administrator of 
Rural Development Administration among those who have sufficient professional 
knowledge, and shall be provided with necessary expense.
 R. Determining detailed criteria in regards to the appointment of an surveyor for pest 
surveillance (newly enacted provision of Article 37-13 (3) through (7)).        
   - A surveyor  for pest surveillance shall be recommended by the heads of related 
organizations and groups among farmers, professors or researchers of agriculture 
related universities, and shall be appointed by the Administrator of Rural Development 
Administration. Duties for pest surveillance and distribution survey shall be delegated 
the surveyor  and financial support for necessary expenses shall be given, within 
available the budget.