Publication date Fri, 04/15/2011 - 14:04 Executive summary Executive summary II. Plant quarantine Last updated: April 2011 Executive summary National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS) of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) developed a ’10-year plan for plant quarantine development’ in 2007. There are 3 goals: (1) prevention of exotic pest, (2) protection of agricultural and natural resources and (3) contribution to agricultural competitiveness and national development. Since 2008, NPQS has placed strong emphasis on increasing work efficiency with differentiation of inspection methods according to pest risk and adaptation of IT to plant quarantine management system. NPQS has also facilitated export of agricultural products through active negotiation with trading partners and customer friendly inspection for export. Files En List of key legislation/regulations/rules Legislations policies List of key legislation/regulations/rules URL English English Organization of the related functions Files En Infrastructure Infrastructure <div>Infrastructure</div><div></div><div></div><div>Pest-free areas according to ISPM 10</div> Files En Key situation indicators Key situation indicators <div>Key situation indicators of the Republic of Korea</div> <div></div> <div>Main Import/Export plant commodities<span> </span>Main countries/areas of origin<span> </span>Quantity (tons)</div> Files En Key operation indicators Key operation indicators <div>Key situation operation of the Republic of Korea</div><div></div><div>Institutional functions</div><div></div><div>Number of quarantine pests intercepted</div><div></div><div>List of regulated pests<span> </span></div><div></div><div>Pest risk analysis (PRA)</div> Files En Progress and constraints Progress and constraints Progress and constraints Files En Other relevant documents Other relevant documents Implementation of ISPMs Files En