G/SPS/N/KOR/501
24 April 2015
(15-2197)  Page: 1/3
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Seeds for sowing and fresh stems, leaves, underground 
parts of Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ), Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ), Avocado 
(Persea americana ), Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ), Pepper (Capsicum annuum), 
Dahlia ( Dahlia pinnata ), Eggplant ( Solanum melongena ), Golden berry ( Physalis 
peruviana ), Sunberry ( Solanum nigrum ), Pepino ( Solanum muricatum ), Solanum laxum , 
Solanum pseudocasicum , Cestrum noctrunum , Lycianthes rantonnetii , Streptosolen 
jamesonii , Brugmansia suaveolens  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: America: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, United St ates of America, Bolivarian Republic 
of Venezuela 
Africa: Egypt, Nigeria Asia: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, 
Israel, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Turkey 
Europe: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, 
Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom 
Oceania and the Pacific: Australia, New Zealand  
5. Title of the notified document: Addition of prohibited areas and prohibited host of 
Potato Spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd)  Language(s): Korean  Number of pages: 3 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/KOR/15_1646_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) has added the 
prohibited areas and prohibited host of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) which is based on the results of Pest Risk Analysis (P RA). The change of the prohibited areas and 
hosts takes effect from the consignment which is issued phytosanitary certificate from 
10 July 2015. 
Products covered:  Seeds for sowing and fresh stems, leaves and underground parts of Potato, Tomato, 
Avocado, Sweet potato, Pepper, Paprika, Dahlia, Eggplant, Golden berry, Sunberry, 
Pepino( Solanum muricatum ), Solanum laxum , Solanum pseudocasicum , Cestrum 
noctrunum , Lycianthes rantonnetii , Streptosolen jamesonii , Brugmansia suaveolens . G/SPS/N/KOR/501 
 
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  The prohibited areas have been added as below (the underlined areas are newly added): 
America: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Domi nican Republic, Mexico, Peru, United States 
of America (restricted states: Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, 
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Wyoming, North 
Carolina), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
Africa: Egypt, Nigeria 
Asia: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China (restricted areas: Hebei, Heilongjjang, 
Jiangsu, Qinghai, Ningxia Hui), Georgia, India (restricted areas: Himachal Pradesh, 
Maharashtra), Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan (restricted areas: Honshu), Chinese Taipei, 
Thailand, Turkey 
Europe: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, 
Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, United 
Kingdom (restricted areas: England, Wales) Oceania and the Pacific: Australia (restricted area: Queensland), New Zealand 
Import requirements of seeds produced in prohibited areas 
Products covered: 
Seeds of Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ), Avocado ( Persea americana ), Pepper 
(Capsicum annuum ), Dahlia ( Dahlia pinnata ), Eggplant ( Solanum melongena ), Golden 
berry ( Physalis peruviana ), Sunberry ( Solanum nigrum ), Pepino ( Solanum muricatum ), 
Solanum laxum , Solanum pseudocasicum , Cestrum noctrunum , Lycianthes rantonnetii , 
Streptosolen jamesonii , Brugmansia suaveolens  for sowing. 
Import will be permitted on condition of either (1) or (2): 
1) By certifying that the exported seeds are produced in areas, places or production 
sites free from Potato spindle tuber viroid. Each consignment must be 
accompanied by the Phytosanitary certificate endorsed with the following additional declaration: 
"The seeds are produced from pest free area, places or production site by 
establishing and maintaining the pest free status in accordance with ISPM No. 4 or No. 10." 
2) By certifying that the export seeds are free from Potato spindle tuber viroid 
through PCR test before export. Each consignment must be accompanied by Phytosanitary certificate endorsed with the following additional declaration. 
"The seeds were tested by PCR before export and found free from Potato spindle 
tuber viroid." 
Or each consignment should be accompanied by the Phytosanitary certificate and a 
separate "PCR test certificate
*". 
PCR test results from public testing agen cies and labs authorized by the NPPO 
(educational organizations, commercial testing labs or seed industry labs etc.) will be accepted. 
- If the PCR test certificate is accompanied, the copy of authorization of the testing 
agencies or labs issued by the NPPO of an export country and the electrophoresis report of PCR test would be required. 
* PCR test certificate: see link in Item 5.  
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/501 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 4, 10 
and 20  
[ ] 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) : Not applicable 
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) : 10 July 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 430-016, Republic of Korea 
Tel: +(82 31) 420 7666 
Fax: +(82 31) 420 7605 E-mail: npqs@korea.kr 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 430-016, Republic of Korea 
Tel: +(82 31) 420 7666 Fax: +(82 31) 420 7605 
E-mail: npqs@korea.kr