Treatment
standards and methods
A.
Purpose of the regulation
·
To
effectively control pests and prevent in advance various harmful accident
anticipated when applying treatment
B. Main
agent conducting treatment
·
Fumigation
treatment on import and export plants shall be conducted by a pest control
agent, and heat treatment of import and export wood and wood packaging
materials by a heat treatment company.
o Chemical spraying, dust coating,
dipping, dry heat, heat, cold temperature, vapor heat treatment, submersion and
hot water dipping can be applied by exporters them selves
C.
Treatment program
·
In case
of importing grains, gourds, woods and bamboos using aircrafts, vessels,
vehicles suspected of having regulated pests, or through dedicated vessels,
ship inspection can be conducted and if an importer submits disinfection plan
for the whole ship, vessel inspection can be left out and disinfection can be
applied.
D.
Treatment standards and methods
Treatment
standards
Disinfection
of plants and pests which were not mentioned in the treatment standards shall
be carried out in compliance with biology and characteristics of similar plants
and pests.
Plants for consumption shall first apply fumigation agent PH3
Treatment
methods include fumigation, chemical spraying, dust coating, dipping, dry heat,
heat, cold temperature, vapor heat, submersion and hot water soaking.
Treatment
shall be applied according to the inspection lot.
·
If the
inspection was conducted on the whole volume, treatment shall be applied to the
whole volume.
·
If the
inspection was conducted based on the inspection lot, treatment shall be
applied to each inspection lot.
In case
the importer wants destruction or return more than treatment:
·
Destroy
after submitting consent form;
·
If
required to conduct disinfection before destruction, destroy or return after
disinfection; and
·
In case
of plants imported via post, treatment can be applied after receiving consent
from the owner or the agent by phone or verbally.
In case a
long period of time is required for inspection due to difficulties in
identification and classification, caused by death or growth suspension of
pests intercepted during the quarantine, the consignment may be treated,
destroyed or returned.
·
If an
importer submits treatment plan for the entire volume, the consignment can be
treated even before the identification and classification.
E.
Measures against plants that have concerns for quality damage and phytotoxicity
A plant
quarantine inspector who has issued a treatment order for plants that have
concerns for chemical injury shall notify the importer, owner of the
consignment in transit, or agent on the possible quality damage, phytotoxicity
and other damages verbally, by telephone or using methods indicated on the
treatment order.
The
consignments can be treated only when the treatment consent form is submitted
by the importer.
·
Nevertheless,
it would be exempted in case the consignment is required to be treated before
destruction.
·
If there
is no consent, the consignment would be destroyed or returned.
F.
Checking of treatment application result and submission of treatment result
Grains
and dried agricultural commodities (after the treatment application)
·
Check for
destruction of attached pests - or test insects.
Woods and
bamboos (after the treatment application)
·
Check if
the final gas concentration conforms to the treatment application standards.
·
However,
if the concentration is below the standards due to time lapse after opening the
door, check for destruction of attached pests.
o Main ship: 15mg/ℓ in tent 24
hours treatment 15mg/ℓ, 48 hours treatment over 12mg/ℓ (in case of sawn woods
10mg/ℓ)
o The minimum dosage is 10g and
Fresh
plants (fruits, vegetables, and seeds and seedlings) (for application and
opening)
·
Fumigation:
Check final gas concentration and destruction of attached pests or test
insects.
·
Sterilization:
Application of dust coating will substitute treatment effect
Others
(after treatment application)
·
Check if
the final gas concentration conforms to treatment application standards.
In case
of container treatment, container sampling standard in Guidelines for Import
Plant Quarantine notified by Director-General of National Plant Quarantine
Service should be applied in checking the door opening.
The pest
control operator should compile the report of the fumigation result and submit
it to the plant quarantine officer present.
·
The
details of treatment should be recorded in the daily record of import and
export plant fumigation or put in to the information system.
Issuance
of a treatment certificate of wood in transit from another country or being
re-shipped.
·
By
checking the treatment result report submitted by the pest control operator, a
treatment certificate will be issued.
G.
Re-treatment
In case
the cargo hold cover of sealed subject of fumigation, door, or tarpaulin is
open or damaged before the expected opening time.
In case
attached pests or test insects are alive or in case the result falls short of
the treatment standards
·
In case
the final gas concentration for fresh plants falls short of the treatment
standards, revised standards may be applied.
Treatment
standards for export plants
Plants
for export or plants in negotiation with export partner should be first
applicable to requirements of the importing country.
.Upon request by an importing country, details of treatment shall be included in the additional description.
.Upon request by an importing country, details of treatment shall be included in the additional description.
Registration
of pest control and facility inspection
·
Upon a
registration of pest control business, onsite survey should be carried out to
check the facilities and equipments and if it is deemed as appropriate, the
registration form will be issued.
·
One must
inspect the manpower, facilities and equipments of pest control operator more
than once a year and if it is deemed inadequate, improvements should be made.
·
Any pest
control operator intending to register for the use of treatment marking for
wood packages must manufacture treatment marking and submit an application for
the use.
Administrative
actions against pest control operator and things to comply by the treatment
industries
industries
·
In case a
pest control operator carried out poor treatment applications including
fumigation and chemical spray, or in case threatened the safety of the
fumigated item, in order to prevent dangers of fumigation, administrative
actions may be taken against non-compliances.
·
Pest
control operators and fumigation facility operators shall comply with relevant
regulations of the laws including Plant Protection Act, its enforcement decree
and enforcement regulations; import and export plant quarantine treatment
regulations; and Agrochemicals Control Act, its enforcement decree and
enforcement regulations.
Training
of pest control technology
Anyone
wishing to become a pest control technical expert should complete the training
of pest control technology provided by the president of Korea Import and Export
Plant Biocontrol Association and take supplementary training in every 3 years.
Checking
and management of fumigation facilities
·
Anyone
intending to use a storage, container, silo or barge as a fumigation facility
should first equip facilities in accordance with "standards for fumigation
facility" and apply for fumigation facility check, and the facility will
be confirmed as a fumigation facility based on the result of document review
and onsite inspection.
·
The valid
period of fumigation facility check is from 1 year to 3 years depending on a
facility. In case there are any changes to the facility, application for
changes must be made.
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