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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.18 
14 April 2010  
 (10-1914) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 6 April 2 010, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the Republic of Korea
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Addition of nine associated plants for Sudden Oak Death Disease
 
 The National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS), Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries in the Republic of Korea, has modifi ed the "Phytosanitary measures to prevent the 
introduction of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Disease" (addition of nine new associated plants). 
 This measure is applied to any propagative ma terials such as nursery stocks (including root 
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: Choisya ternate , Cornus kousa , Daphniphyllum glaucescens , Lithocarpus glaber , Magnolia cavalieri , 
Magnolia foveolata , Ribes laurifolium , Vaccinium myrtillus , Vaccinium vitis-idaea . 
  For the importation of these associated plants from the prohibited areas and from the 
regulated areas, phytosanitary certificate with the fo llowing additional declara tion will be required for 
the consignment shipped on and after 6 April 2010: 
 
 "The shipment was inspected and found free of Phytophthora ramorum ." 
  And in case of the United States, the name of State and County is required on phytosanitary certificate as additional declaration. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[X] Other:  Addition of nine associated pl ants to the previous emergency measures 
notified in G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.17 G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.18 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the addendum may 
vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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  
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification Au thority, [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  
   
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