G/SPS/N/KOR/533  
 
29 April 2016  
(16-2437)  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, Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affair 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Plants for planting (excluding seed) of the host of Xylella 
fastidiosa  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, 
France, Honduras, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Chinese Taipei, Turkey, United States of America and Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
5. Title of the notified document: Addition of prohibited areas and prohibited host of 
Xylella fastidiosa   Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/KOR/16_1630_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) has added the 
prohibited areas and prohibited host of Xylella fastidiosa  listed in the annex 1, based on 
the results of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). 
Products covered: 
Plants for planting (excludi ng seeds) of the host of Xylella fastidiosa . 
The prohibited areas has been added as below (the underlined countries are new 
additions): 
 America: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, 
Paraguay, United States of America, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; 
 Asia: India, Iran, Chinese Taipei, Turkey; 
 Europe: France, Italy. 
In the event that vectors of X. fastidiosa  (listed in the annex 2) are detected in hosts 
(excluding plants for planting) of X. fastidiosa , produced in import prohibited areas, they 
will be treated as regulated pests. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   G/SPS/N/KOR/533 
 
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  [ ] 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 20  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform 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: None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair 
177 Hyeoksin 8-ro, Gimcheon-si, Gueongsangbuk-do, 39660, Republic of Korea Tel: +(82 54) 912 0629 
Fax: +(82 54) 912 0629 
E-mail: npqs@korea.kr 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair  
177 Hyeoksin 8-ro, Gimcheon-si, Gueongsangbuk-do, 39660, Republic of Korea 
Tel: +(82 54) 912 0629 Fax: +(82 54) 912 0629 E-mail: npqs@korea.kr