WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/KOR/98/Add.16 8 October 2007 ORGANIZATION (07-4279) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, received on 2 October 2007, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Republic of Korea.

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Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Introduction of Sudden Oak Death Disease

The National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the Republic of Korea, has modified the "Tentative phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Disease".

This measure is applied to any propagative materials such as nursery stocks (including roots 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:

Garry elliptica Mahonia aquifolium

For the importation of these new associated plants from the prohibited areas and these new associated plants from the regulated areas, phytosanitary certificates with the following additional declaration will be required for consignments shipped on or after 1 November 2007:

"The shipment was inspected and found free of Phytophthora ramorum".

In case of the United States, the name of the State and County are required on the Phytosanitary Certificate as additional information.

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Attachment

List of Plants and Areas Related with Sudden Oak Death

1. Plants

Any propagative materials such as nursery stocks (including root stocks), cuttings and scions, etc. (except seeds and fruits) and woods (including logs) with bark.

Host Plants Associated Plants Acer pseduoplatanus (Planetree maple), Abies grandis (Grand fir), Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chesnut), Abies magnifica (Red fir), Adiantum aleuticum(Western maidenhair fern), Abies concolor (Whate fir), Adiantum jordanii(California maidenhair fern), Acer circinatum (Vine maple), Castanea sativa (Sweet chestnut), Acer davidii (Striped bark maple), Fagus sylvatica (European beech), Acer laevigatum (Evergreen maple), Frangula purshiana (= Rhamnus Arbutus unedo (Strawberry tree), purshiana)(Cascara), Ardisia japonica (Ardisia), Kalmia spp, Annona spp, Laurus nobilis (Bay laurel), Arctostaphylos columbiana (Manzanita), Michelia doltsopa (Michelia), Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood), Calycanthus occidentalis (Spicebush), Pieris spp, Castanopsis orthacantha (Castanopsis), Salix caprea Floderus(Goat willow) Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Buleblossom), Syringa vulgaris(Lilac), Cinnamomum spp. (Camphor tree), Tasus baccata.. Clintonia andrewsiana (Andrew's clintonia bead lily), Corylus cornuta (California hazelnut), Cornus kousa x C. capitata (Cornus Norman Haddon), Distylium spp, Drimys winteri (Winter's bark), Dryopteris arguta (California wood fern), Empetrum spp, Eucalyptus haemastoma (Scribbly gum), Euonymus kiautschovicus (Spreading euonymus), Frangula spp, Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon ash), Garry elliptica (Silk tassel tree, coast silktassel tree), Gaultheria shallon(Salal, Oregon wintergreen), Hamamelis × intermedia(H. mollis & H. japonica) (Hyrid witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis, Ilex spp, Leucothoe axillaris(Fetter-bush, dog hobble), Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe), Loropetalum chinense (Loropetalum), Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia), Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia), Magnolia x loebneri (Loebner magnolia),

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Host Plants Associated Plants Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia), Mahonia aquifolium(Oregon grape, holly-leaved barberry), Manglietia spp, Nerium spp, Michelia maudiae (Michelia), Michelia wilsonii (Michelia), Nothofagus oblique (Southern or Roble beech), Osmanthus delavayi, Osmanthus decoru s(= Phillyrea decora; = P. vilmoriniana)(Osmanthus), Osmorhiza berteroi(Sweet Cicely), Osmanthus fragrans(Sweet olive), Osmanthus heterophyllus(Holly olive), Parakmeria spp, Pittosporum undulatum (Victorian box), Prunus lusitanica (Portuguese laurel cherry), Prunus laurocerasus, Pyracantha koidzumi i(Formosa firethorn), Rosa (3varieties: Royal Bonica, Pink Meidiland, Pink Sevillana) Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry), Schima spp. (Somak, puspa), Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew), Taxus x media, Torreya californica (California nutmeg), Toxicodendron diversilobum (Rhus diversiloba)(Poison oak), Tsuga spp, Vancouveria planipetala (Redwood ivy).

2. Areas

Prohibited Areas Regulated Areas Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States (California State and Oregon State Spain, Belgium, France, Sweden, Italy, excluding the prohibited area, and Washington Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Slovenia, Poland, State) Switzerland, and the United States (California State – counties of: Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Humboldt, Contra Costa, Lake, San Francisco; Oregon State - Curry County; New York State - Nassau County)

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Importation of the host plants from the prohibited areas is prohibited.

Additional declaration ("The shipment was inspected and found free of Phytophthora ramorum") on phytosanitary certificates is required for the importation of:

- Host plants and/or associated plants from the regulated areas; - Associated plants from the prohibited areas.

In case of the United States, the name of the State and County are required on the phytosanitary certificate as additional declarations.

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