G/SPS/N/KOR/570  
 
27 July 2017  
(17-4117) 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 of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (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): Plants or plant products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exten t relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Amendment of the Enforcement Decree and 
Enforcement Rule of Plant Protection Act of Republic of Korea.  Language(s): English . 
Number  of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3385_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_3385_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA) has 
been releasing the draft revision of Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of Plant 
Protection Act to stakeholders and clients on the MAFRA's website for public 
consideration.  
The Main revisions of Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of Plant Protection Act 
are attached.  
More information (in Korean) on the revision of Enforcemen t Decree and Rule of Plant 
Protection Act can be found on the MAFRA's website at: http://www.mafra.go.kr/ . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans fro m 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 t ext):  
[ ] 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 01, 
ISPM 15  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/KOR/570  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to th e 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:   
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) : 3 December 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for  comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 September 2017  
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:  
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  
13. Text(s)  available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  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