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 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/325 
14 May 2009  
 (09-2378) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
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 
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):  Plants and plant products with phyto sanitary certification issued by National 
Plant Quarantine Service of the Republic of Korea 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or 
[   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Change of official seal of National Plant Quarantine 
Service on phytosanitary certificate  Language:    Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  The National Plant Quarantine Service/MIFAFF of the Republic 
of Korea will change the official seal due to change of name of the Ministry (previous:  
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry → new:  Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries) as below: 
New seal;  Phytosanitary certificate with the new seal (A4 size) 
 
 
The new seal will be used from 1 June and the old seal is used together until 
31 December 2009. G/SPS/N/KOR/325 
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  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 N°)   ISPM No 7 and 12  
[   ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  - 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2009    
[   ] 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 handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
National Plant Quarantine Service/MIFFAF 
#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, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
National Plant Quarantine Service/MIFFAF  
#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