G/SPS/N/KOR/567  
 
27 June 2017  
(17-3390) 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 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): General importation of plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the e xtent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Amendment of the Plant Protection Act of the Republic 
of Korea.  Language(s): English . Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/KOR/17_2789_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Plant Protection Act of the Republic of Korea has been 
partially amended. The revi sion of Plant Protectio n Act will come into force on 
3 December 2017.  
The main revision of the Plant Protection Act is attached.  
The original Acts (Korean) can be viewed on the National law information center 
(http://www.law.go.kr/lsEfInfoP.do?lsiSeq=188063*). 
* attachment:  Main Revision of Plant Protection Act . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [  ] 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 text) :  
[ ] World Organiza tion 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 12, ISPM 15  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inter national standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/KOR/567  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 December 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 December 2016  
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) : 26 August 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availabl e) 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, Gimche on-si, Gueongsangbuk -do 
39660, Republic of Korea  
Tel: +(82 54) 912 0629  
Fax: +(8 2 54) 912 0629  
E-mail: npqs@korea.kr