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 pests of Korea, which is based on the result of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA).

The import of living and fresh underground parts of Alpinia spp. from the regions specified as below will be prohibited from the consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on and after 20 July 2021.

- Products covered: Relevant parts of host plants (available in English, 1 page) associated with Radopholus similis

- Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 North America: Canada, Mexico, United States of America
 Central America: All countries
 South America: All countries
 Africa: All countries
 Asia: Brunei Darussalam, China (restricted areas: Guangzhou City, Maoming City and Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province, Fujian Province; and Hong Kong, China), India, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanese Republic, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Yemen
 Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom
 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