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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/KOR/399 
21 November 2011  
 (11-6023) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency 
(QIA), Ministry for Food, Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants for planting which are imported by hand-carry or post 
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:  Revision of the Plant Protection Act  Language(s):  
Korean  Number of pages:  32 
6. Description of content:  A Phytosanitary certificate is required for the plants for the 
purpose of replanting under the number designated by the Minister of MIFAFF when imported by hand-carry or post. 
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 stan dard?  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)    
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/KOR/399 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
http://www.moleg.go.kr/lawinfo/lawNotice  (available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  14 July 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  14 July 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  15 January 2012 
[ ] 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 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quar antine & Inspection Agency/MIFAFF 
#433-1, Anyang 6-dong, Anyang Kyonggi-do, 430-016, Korea Tel:  +(82 31) 420-7664 Fax:  +(82 31) 420-7605 
E-mail:  ycjeong9@korea.kr  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quar antine & Inspection Agency/MIFAFF  
#433-1, Anyang 6-dong, Anyang Kyonggi-do, 430-016, Korea Tel:  +(82 31) 420-7664 
Fax:  +(82 31) 420-7605 
E-mail:  ycjeong9@korea.kr