Add of prohibited hosts

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has added host plants of Radopholus similis, one of the prohibited quarantine pest of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA).

The import of living underground parts of Homalomena spp. from the regions specified as below will be prohibited from the consignments with phytosanitary certificate, shipped on and after 6 September 2019.Products covered: Relevant parts of host plants (available in English, 2 pages) associated with Radopholus similisRegions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 North America: Canada, Mexico, United States
 Central America: All countries
 South America: All countries
 Africa: All countries
 Asia: Brunei, China (restricted areas: Guangzhou City; Maoming City and Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province; Fujian Province and Hong Kong, China), India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Yemen
Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia
Oceania and the Pacific: Australia (except Tasmania), Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hawaiian Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, American Samoa, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga