G/SPS/N/KOR/444  
 
24 May 2013  
(13-2733)  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 (QIA), 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):  Plants attached with the phytosanitary certifications 
issued by the QIA of the Republic of Korea 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Change of phytosanitary certificate form issued by 
the QIA of the Republic of Korea  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_1952_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/KOR/13_1952_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
 The QIA/MAFRA of the Republic of Korea will change the phytosanitary certificate 
form due to re-structuring of the National Plant Protection Organization and Ministry 
(previous: Animal, Plant and Fisheries Qu arantine and Inspection Agency/Ministry 
for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -> new: Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency/Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) as indicated in the links in 
Item 5; 
 The new phytosanitary certificate form will become valid for use from 1 June 2013 
and the current form will remain valid for use until 31 December 2013. 
 The new form and current form will be used together from 1 June 2013 until 
31 December 2013. 
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 seri al 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)    G/SPS/N/KOR/444 
 
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  [ ] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2013 
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) :  1 June 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable. The inquiries and comments 
related to the Phytosanitary Certification issued by the QIA of the Republic of Korea can be made on an ongoing basis. 
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 
178 Anyang-ro, Manan-gu, 6-dong, Anyang-si Kyonggi-do, 430-822, Korea Tel: +(82) 31 420 7666 
Fax: +(82) 31 420 7605 
E-mail: plantclinic@korea.kr 
13. Texts 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  
178 Anyang-ro, Manan-gu, 6-dong, Anyang-si 
Kyonggi-do, 430-822, Korea Tel: +(82) 31 420 7666 Fax: +(82) 31 420 7605 
E-mail: plantclinic@korea.kr