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South KoreaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceEmergency

Plants and plant products – South Korea

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Update of hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors

South Korea issued an addendum on 10 July 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/KOR/622. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 14 December 2018. The comment period closed on 12 February 2019.

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Products

Plants

Notifying member
South Korea(Korea, Republic of)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/KOR/622Latest notice: G/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.7
Keywords
Plant health, Pests, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg., Modification of content/scope of regulation

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 12 February 2019
Proposed adoption
Not set in the notification
Proposed entry into force
Not set in the notification

How to comment

The comment period closed on 12 February 2019. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.7; it can take them up with South Korea.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.7⁩, 10 July 2026)

Add of hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has added the hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). Lebanon has been added to prohibited areas, and 18 species of vectors and 17 genera and 64 species of hosts have also been added. The import of relevant parts of host plants and the vectors associated with Xylella fastidiosa from the regions will be prohibited from consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on or after 13 July 2026. Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas:

APQA has updated the hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Anlaysis (PRA). The details refer to the attachment.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.7

    Add of hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has added the hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). Lebanon has been added to prohibited areas, and 18 species of vectors and 17 genera and 64 species of hosts have also been added. The import of relevant parts of host plants and the vectors associated with Xylella fastidiosa from the regions will be prohibited from consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on or after 13 July 2026. Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.6

    Addition of prohibited areas of Xylella fastidiosa

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has added prohibited areas (Peru) regarding host plant of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). The import of relevant parts of host plants and the vectors associated with Xylella fastidiosa from Peru will be prohibited from consignments shipped on or after 9 December 2024. Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  3. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.5

    Add of prohibited host of Xylella fastidiosa

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea has amended hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). APQA notifies to add one genus and 15 species to the host plants (Import-prohibited plants) list and remove one species (Lonicera japonica) from the host plants (Import-prohibited plants) list from July 2024. Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  4. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.4

    Add of prohibited host of Xylella fastidiosa

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea has newly added hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas. ［Attachment］ Host plants, the vectors and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  5. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.3

    Add of prohibited host of Xylella fastidiosa

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has newly added a host plant (Carya illinoinensis seeds for sowing) of Xylella fastidiosa, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). The import of relevant parts of host plants and the vectors associated with Xylella fastidiosa from the regions will be prohibited from the consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on and after 28 June 2022. Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  6. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.2Emergency measure

    Add of prohibited host of Xylella fastidiosa

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has newly added and modified host plants of Xylella fastidiosa (see the attachment), one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). The import of relevant parts of host plants and the vectors associated with Xylella fastidiosa from the regions will be prohibited from the consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on and after 20 August 2020. Please find the attachment of previous notification (G/SPS/N/KOR/622) for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas. ［Attachment］ Newly added and modified host plants of Xylella fastidiosa.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  7. AddendumG/SPS/N/KOR/622/Add.1

    Update of hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors (date of entry into force)

    The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea has updated the hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). The comments above have been completed through the notification G/SPS/N/KOR/622. It will enter into force on 1 July 2019.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  8. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/KOR/622

    Comment deadline: Closed on 12 February 2019

    Update of hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors

    APQA has updated the hosts and distributed areas of Xylella fastidiosa and the vectors, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Anlaysis (PRA). The details refer to the attachment.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/853Comments until 3 January 2027

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