. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/248 
18 June 2007  
 (07-2557) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS) 
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):  Living underground parts of  Jasminum spp .  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :   
North America :  United States, Canada, Mexico  
Central America :  All countries 
South America :  All countries 
Africa :  All countries 
Asia :  Brunei, India, Indonesia, Israel, Leba non, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, 
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Yemen 
Europe :  Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia 
Oceania and the Pacific :  Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaiia n Islands, Micronesia, Palau, 
Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, Solomon Islands 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import prohibition for 
the new host plant of Radopholus sim ilis (available in Korean, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  Importation of living underground parts of Jasminum spp . will be 
prohibited from countries where Radopholus similis , one of the prohibited quarantine pests 
of Korea. 
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:  Based on the detection 
records of R. similis  from imported nursery stocks of Jasminum spp ., NPQS deicded to add 
this plant to the list of prohibited host plants to prevent the introduction of this nematode. G/SPS/N/KOR/248 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  ISPM No 20 (2004) 
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   NPQS Quarantine 
and Planning Division-1736 (available in Korean) 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  For the consignments 
with phytosanitary certificates issued on and after 11 June 2007. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Plant Quarantine Service  
433-1, Anyang 6-dong, Manan-gu,  
Anyang-City, Kyeonggi-do Republic of Korea Tel:  +(82) 31 446 1926 Fax:  +(82) 31 445 6934 
E-mail:  ycjeong@npqs.go.kr 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Plant Quarantine Service  
433-1, Anyang 6-dong, Manan-gu,  Anyang-City, Kyeonggi-do 
Republic of Korea 
Tel:  +(82) 31 446 1926 Fax:  +(82) 31 445 6934 E-mail:  ycjeong@npqs.go.kr