Host and associated plants of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease

Phytosanitary Measures of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Disease. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 3

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea will revise the phytosanitary measures of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease which is based on the result of Pest Risk Analysis (addition and deletion of areas and plants related with SOD).

This measure is applied to any propagative materials except seeds (such as nursery stocks including root stocks, cuttings and scions), bark, and woods (including logs) with bark of host and/or associated plants from the prohibited and regulated areas. (Please refer to attachment.)

* The SOD related measure has been notified through the SPS notification of emergency measures (G/SPS/N/KOR/98).

APQA would like to provide comment period for the comprehensive table with a new regulated article (bark) and the areas.