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.