STC Number - 202
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Septoria controls on horticultural products

Maintained by: Korea, Republic of
Raised by: United States of America
Supported by:
First date raised: October 2004 G/SPS/R/35 paras. 40-41
Dates subsequently raised:
Number of times subsequently raised: 0
Relevant documents: Raised orally
Products covered: 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried.
Primary subject keyword: Plant Health
Keywords: Plant health
Status: Resolved
Solution: In March 2005, the United States and Korea reported that this issue had been resolved following technical meetings (G/SPS/R/36/Rev.1, para. 84).
Date reported as resolved: 01/03/2005

Extracts from SPS Committee meeting summary reports

In October 2004, the representative of the United States stated that since April 2004, Korea had banned imports of citrus from California due to concerns of the fungi Septoria citri. The United States was working closely with Korean plant health officials to address this concern although no cases of the fungi had been detected in any US shipment of citrus. The United States had proposed several measures to address Korea's plant health protection concerns and technical discussions would be held on 4 November. The United States hoped that discussions on the protocol would be finalized and trade resumed quickly as the harvesting season would shortly begin.

The representative from Korea stated that Septoria citri was one of the most serious quarantine pests in Korea. The US proposed protocol did not fully address Korea's concerns. A ban was imposed on fruits originating from two particular areas in the United States where the fungi was repeatedly detected.

In March 2005, the representative of the United States reported that this issue had been resolved. The representative of Korea noted that a satisfactory solution had been found in technical meetings.