WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.16 
8 October 2007  
 (07-4279) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 2 October 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the Republic of Korea . 
 
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 Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Introduction of Sudden Oak Death Disease
 
 
The National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS), Mi nistry of Agriculture and Forestry in the 
Republic of Korea, has modified the "Tentative phyt osanitary measures to prev ent the introduction of 
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Disease". 
 
This measure is applied to any propagative ma terials such as nursery stocks (including roots 
stock), cuttings and scions (except seeds and fruits), and woods (including logs) with bark of host or 
associated plants. 
 
Add the following plants to the associated plants: 
 
Garry elliptica 
Mahonia aquifolium 
 
For the importation of these new associated plants from the prohibited areas and these new 
associated plants from the regulated areas, phytosa nitary certificates with the following additional 
declaration will be required for consignmen ts shipped on or after 1 November 2007: 
 
"The shipment was inspected and found free of Phytophthora ramorum ". 
 
In case of the United States, the name of the State and County are required on the 
Phytosanitary Certificate as additional information.   G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.16 
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  Attachment 
 
List of Plants and Areas Related with Sudden Oak Death 
  1. Plants 
 
 Any propagative materials such as nursery stocks  (including root stocks), cuttings and scions, 
etc. (except seeds and fruits) and w oods (including logs) with bark. 
 
Host Plants Associated Plants 
Acer pseduoplatanus ( Planetree maple),  
Aesculus hippocastanum ( Horse chesnut),  
Adiantum aleuticum(Western maidenhair fern), 
Adiantum jordanii(California maidenhair fern),  
Castanea sativa ( Sweet chestnut),  
Fagus sylvatica ( European beech) ,  
Frangula purshiana (= Rhamnus 
purshiana)(Cascara),   
Kalmia  spp,  
Laurus nobilis ( Bay laurel),  
Michelia doltsopa ( Michelia),  
Parrotia persica ( Persian ironwood),  
Pieris  spp,  
Salix caprea Floderus( Goat willow)  
Syringa vulgaris( Lilac) ,  
Tasus baccata..   
 Abies grandis (Grand fir),  
Abies magnifica (Red fir),  
Abies concolor ( Whate fir),  
Acer circinatum ( Vine maple),  
Acer davidii (Striped bark maple),  
Acer laevigatum (Evergreen maple),  
Arbutus unedo (Strawberry tree),  
Ardisia japonica (Ardisia),  
Annona  spp,  
Arctostaphylos columbiana ( Manzanita),   
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ,  
Calycanthus occidentalis ( Spicebush),  
Castanopsis orthacantha ( Castanopsis),  
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ( Buleblossom),  
Cinnamomum  spp. (Camphor tree),  
Clintonia andrewsiana (Andrew's clintonia bead 
lily),  Corylus cornuta (California hazelnut),  
Cornus kousa x C. capitata (Cornus  Norman 
Haddon),  Distylium  spp,  
Drimys winteri (Winter's bark),  
Dryopteris arguta (California wood fern),  
Empetrum  spp,  
Eucalyptus haemastoma ( Scribbly gum),  
Euonymus kiautschovicus (Spreading euonymus),  
Frangula  spp,  
Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon ash),  
Garry 
elliptica (Silk tassel tree, coast silktassel 
tree),   
Gaultheria shallon (Salal, Oregon wintergreen),  
Hamamelis × intermedia (H. mollis & H. japonica)  
(Hyrid witchhazel),  
Hamamelis mollis,  
Ilex spp,  
Leucothoe axillaris (Fetter-bush, dog hobble),  
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe),  
Loropetalum chinense ( Loropetalum),  
Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia),  
Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia),  
Magnolia  x loebneri ( Loebner magnolia),   G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.16 
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  Host Plants Associated Plants 
Magnolia  x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia),  
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape, holly-leaved 
barberry) ,  
Manglietia  spp,  
Nerium  spp,  
Michelia maudiae (Michelia),  
Michelia wilsonii (Michelia),  
Nothofagus oblique (Southern or Roble beech),  
Osmanthus delavayi ,  
Osmanthus decoru s (= Phillyrea decora; = P. 
vilmoriniana)(Osmanthus),  Osmorhiza berteroi (Sweet Cicely),  
Osmanthus fragrans (Sweet olive),  
Osmanthus heterophyllus( Holly olive),  
Parakmeria  spp,  
Pittosporum undulatum (Victorian box),  
Prunus lusitanica (Portuguese laurel cherry),  
Prunus laurocerasus ,  
Pyracantha koidzumi i (Formosa firethorn),  
Rosa (3varieties : Royal Bonica, Pink Meidiland, 
Pink Sevillana)  Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry),  
Schima  spp. (Somak, puspa),  
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew),  
Taxus x media,  
Torreya californica (California nutmeg),  
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Rhus 
diversiloba)(Poison oak),  
Tsuga  spp,  
Vancouveria planipetala  (Redwood ivy).  
 
  
2. Areas  
 
Prohibited Areas Regulated Areas  
Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, 
Spain, Belgium, France, Sweden, Italy, 
Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, and the United States (California State – counties of:  Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara,  Santa Cruz, Sonoma, 
Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Humboldt, 
Contra Costa, Lake, San Francisco; Oregon State - Curry County; New York State - Nassau County) United States (California State and Oregon State 
excluding the prohibited area, and Washington 
State) 
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Importation of the host plants from the prohibited areas is prohibited. 
  Additional declaration ("The shipment was inspected and found free of Phytophthora 
ramorum" ) on phytosanitary certificates is required for the importation of: 
 
 - Host plants and/or associated plants  from the regulated areas; 
 - Associated plants from  the prohibited areas.  In case of the United States, the name of the St ate and County are required on the phytosanitary 
certificate  as additional declarations.  
 
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