G/SPS/N/KOR/591  
 
16 January 2018  
(18-0434) 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): Carrot (Dacus carota) seeds for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Italy, 
Morocco, Norway, Spain, Sweden and The United States of A merica.  
5. Title of the notified document: Import conditions for carrot seeds for sowing into 
Republic of Korea . Language(s): Korean.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KOR/18_0366_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Korean government APQA/MAFRA has completed a pest risk 
analysis for "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Ca. L. solanacearum) " associated with 
carrot seeds for sowing im ported from 11 countries ( Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, 
Israel, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Spain, Sweden and The United States of America). This 
pest risk analysis was initiated in response to the introduction o f emergency measures 
against Ca. L. solanacearum from carrot seeds.  
The import condition for carrot seeds is mandatory Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 
testing in the 11 exporting countries of carrot seeds for sowing.  The PCR test should be 
done by the NPPO  or public testing agencies approved by the NPPO in accordance with 
ISPM 27 (DP 21) or Munyaneza et. Al (2012).  
 If the PCR test is carried out by the NPPO, a Phytosanitary Certificate with the 
additional declaration that "The seeds were tested by PCR befor e export and fou nd 
free from Zebra Chip disease " should be issued; or  
 If the PCR test is carried out by public testing agencies, the attached PCR Inspection 
Certificate should be issued.  
[Attachment] "PCR inspection Certificate" issued by public testing ag encies.  
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.  G/SPS/N/KOR/591  
 
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  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 27  
[ ] 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 
internationa l standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Nil  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 January 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2018 as of shipping date in an exporting country.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2018 as of shipping date in an exporting 
country.  
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, Gyeongsangbuk -do, 39660, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 54 912 0628  
Fax: +(82) 54 912 0635  
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, Gyeongsangbuk -do, 39660, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82) 54 912 0628  
Fax: +(82) 54 912 0635 
E-mail:  npqs@korea.kr