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 part of Licuala spp. and Bucephalandra spp. from the regions specified as below will be prohibited from the consignments with phytosanitary certificate, shipped on and after 19 April 2018.- Products covered: Living underground parts of Licuala spp. and Bucephalandra spp.- Regions 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), India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Yemen
Europe: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia
Oceania and the Pacific: Australia (except Tasmania), Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hawaiian Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Polynesia, American Samoa, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga