Emergency Measures to prevent Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) from entering and spread within the Republic of Korea

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, notified the “Measures to prevent Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) from entering and spread within the Republic of Korea” on 17 July 2023 (G/SPS/N/KOR/783) and 19 June 2024 (G/SPS/N/KOR/783/Add.2). 
APQA has added distributed countries (regions) of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), as a one of the quarantine pests of Korea, which is based on the result of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA). The below five countries(regions) have been added as ToBRFV distributed countries(regions) and the import of seeds for sowing and seedlings (such as nursery/root stocks, cuttings and scions) of Capsicum spp. and Solanum lycopersicum from ToBRFV distributed countries (regions) will need to meet certain conditions for import to Korea (see Attachment 1 for details). 
Five countries (regions): Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Australia (Region: South Australia) 
This measure regarding the added countries (Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Australia (Region: South Australia)) will be applied on consignment shipped on and after 15 November 2024.