. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/318 
13 March 2009  
 (09-1259) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  National Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) 
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):  Nursery stocks, wood and wood products of Pinus spp., Larix spp., Cedrus 
spp. (except processed wood designated by Director General of NPQS) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or [ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Spain (States of Extremadura, Galicia, Castilla y 
Leon, Andalucía)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Emergency measures to prevent the introduction of 
pinewood nematode ( Bursaphelenchus xylophilus )  Language:     Number of pages:       
6. Description of content:  Emergency measures for import of nursery stocks, wood and 
wood products of Pinus spp., Larix spp., Cedrus spp. from States of Extremadura, Galicia, 
Castilla y Leon, Andalucía of Spain. 
*Nursery stocks, wood and wood products of Pinus spp., Larix spp., Cedrus spp. from 
Spain other than above States are require d additional declaration on Phytosanitary 
Certificate "produced from areas othe r than the restricted areas". 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Restrictions on imports 
from affected regions to prevent th e introduction of pinewood nematode ( Bursaphelenchus 
xylophilus ). G/SPS/N/KOR/318 
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  9. 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 Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ X ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the revelant international standard? 
 [ X ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:       
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  Shipment 
from 12 March 2009 
[   ] Trading Facility measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
National Plant Quarantine Service/MIFAFF  
#433-1, Anyang 6-dong, Anyang Kyonggi-do, 430-016, Korea Tel:  +(82 31) 420 7665 Fax:  +(82 31) 420 7605 
E-mail:  npqs@npqs.go.kr 
13. Texts available from: [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Plant Quarantine Service/MIFAFF  
#433-1, Anyang 6-dong, Anyang Kyonggi-do, 430-016, Korea Tel:  +(82 31) 420 7665 
Fax:  +(82 31) 420 7605 
E-mail:  npqs@npqs.go.kr