G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.9  
 
21 April 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary an d Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 18 April 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the Republic of Korea . 
 
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Amendment of Quarantine Pest List  
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Minis try of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  (MAFRA) 
in the Republic of Korea, has amended the quarantine pest list which is based on the result of a 
Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) and in accordance with the provisions of Article s 4 and 6 of the Ministerial 
Ordina nce of the Plant Protection Act. The Animal and Plant Quara ntine Agency notifies  to add 
33 quarantine pest species as follows:  
No. Scientific name  Group  Category  
1 Bactrocera minax  Diptera  Prohibited Pest 
2 Diaporthe helianthi  Fungus  Controlled Pest  
3 Guignardia musae  Fungus  Controlled Pest  
4 Phoma pinodella  Fungus  Controlled Pest  
5 Pseudonectria buxi  Fungus  Controlled Pest  
6 Pyrenopeziza brassicae  Fungus  Controlled Pest  
7 Raffaelea lauricola  Fungus  Controlled Pest  
8 Seiridium cardinale  Fungus  Contr olled Pest  
9 Avocado sunblotch viroid  Virus Controlled Pest  
10 Dendrolimus pini  Lepidoptera  Controlled Pest  
11 Harrisina brillians  Lepidoptera  Controlled Pest  
12 Adelges tsugae  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
13 Aleurocanthus camelliae  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest 
14 Antestiopsis orbitalis  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
15 Bactericera trigonica  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
16 Brachycaudus cardui  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
17 Cavariella aegopodii  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
18 Delottococcus confusus  Hemiptera  Controll ed Pest  G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.9  
 
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  No. Scientific name  Group  Category  
19 Dysmicoccus texensis  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
20 Greenidea ficicola  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
21 Hyadaphis foeniculi  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
22 Phenacoccus madeirensis  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
23 Piezodorus guildinii  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
24 Siphoninus phillyreae  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
25 Sitobion fragariae  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
26 Trioza apicalis  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
27 Vryburgia amaryllidis  Hemiptera  Controlled Pest  
28 Epitrix hi rtipennis  Coleoleptera  Controlled Pest  
29 Cephalcia abietis  Hymenoptera  Controlled Pest  
30 Eurytoma schreineri  Hymenoptera  Controlled Pest  
31 Echinothrips americanus  Thysanoptera  Controlled Pest  
32 Haplothrips gowdeyi  Thysanoptera  Controlled Pest  
33 Meloidogyne partityla  Nematode  Controlled Pest  
 
 
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 no tified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[X] Other: Amendment of quarantine pest list (addition of 33 pests onto the previously 
notified list; G/SPS/N/ KOR/212, G/SPS/N/KOR/212 Add.8) . 
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, normally of at leas t 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 notification and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency /MAFRA  
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  G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.9  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency /MAFRA  
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   
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