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|                                                  | G/SPS/N/NZL/210** |
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|                                                  | 29 April 2003     |
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|                                                  | (03-2266)         |
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| **Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary        | Original: English |
| Measures**                                       |                   |
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**NOTIFICATION**

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| ** | **Member to Agreement notifying:** [NEW ZEALAND]{.underline}    |
| 1. |                                                                 |
| ** | If applicable, name of local government involved:               |
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| ** | **Agency responsible:** Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry    |
| 2. | (MAF)                                                           |
| ** |                                                                 |
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| ** | **Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified  |
| 3. | in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers       |
| ** | should be provided in addition, where applicable):** Wood       |
|    | packaging materials (wood and wood products (excluding paper    |
|    | products) used in supporting, protecting or carrying cargo)     |
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| ** | **Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent     |
| 4. | relevant or practicable:** All countries or regions             |
| ** |                                                                 |
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| ** | **Title, language and number of pages of the notified           |
| 5. | document:** Import Health Standard: Wood Packaging Material     |
| ** | from All Countries (available in English, 20 pages).            |
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| ** | **Description of content:** The import requirements for wood    |
| 6. | packaging material entering New Zealand from all areas.         |
| ** | Together with New Zealand\'s current import requirements for    |
|    | wood packaging material, New Zealand will adopt the provisions  |
|    | of the *International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures       |
|    | (ISPM) #15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material   |
|    | in International Trade* once ISPM #15 has been approved for use |
|    | by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (ICPM).     |
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| ** | **Objective and rationale: \[**   **\] food safety, \[   \]     |
| 7. | animal health, \[ X \] plant protection, \[   \] protect humans |
| ** | from animal/plant pest or disease, \[   \] protect territory    |
|    | from other damage from pests**                                  |
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| ** | **International standard, guideline or recommendation:**        |
| 8. |                                                                 |
| ** | **\[**   **\] Codex Alimentarius Commission, \[   \] Office     |
|    | International des Epizooties, \[ X \] International Plant       |
|    | Protection Convention, \[   \] None**                           |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | **If an international standard, guideline or recommendation     |
|    | exists, give the appropriate reference and briefly identify     |
|    | deviations:** The New Zealand import health standard allows for |
|    | the adoption of ISPM #15 in parallel with existing import       |
|    | requirements for wood packaging material.                       |
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| ** | **Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are         |
| 9. | available:**                                                    |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    | ISPM #15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in  |
|    | International Trade (available in all languages of the FAO).    |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | The document may be accessed at:                                |
|    | http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm                          |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Import Health Standard: Wood Packaging Material from All        |
|    | Countries (available in English, 20 pages).                     |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | The document may be accessed at:                                |
|    | http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/imports/forests/             |
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| *  | **Proposed date of adoption:** 16 April 2003                    |
| *1 |                                                                 |
| 0. |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
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| *  | **Proposed date of entry into force:** 16 April 2003 and        |
| *1 | subject to adoption of ISPM #15 by the ICPM.                    |
| 1. |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
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| *  | **Final date for comments:** N.A.                               |
| *1 |                                                                 |
| 2. | **Agency or authority designated to handle comments:            |
| ** | \[   \] National notification authority, \[ X \] National       |
|    | enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if    |
|    | available) of other body:**                                     |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Dr Michael Ormsby                                               |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry                |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | 101-103 The Terrace                                             |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | P.O Box 2526                                                    |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Wellington                                                      |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | NEW ZEALAND                                                     |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Tel: +64 4 498 9630                                             |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Fax: +64 4 470 2741                                             |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Email: [forestihs@maf.govt.nz]{.underline}                      |
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| *  | **Texts available from: \[ X \] National notification           |
| *1 | authority, \[   \] National enquiry point, or address, fax      |
| 3. | number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:**       |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    | Coordinator                                                     |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | SPS New Zealand                                                 |
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|    | PO Box 2526                                                     |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | 101-103 The Terrace                                             |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Wellington                                                      |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | New Zealand                                                     |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Tel: +64 4 474 4226                                             |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Fax: +64 4 470 2730                                             |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | E-mail: [sps@maf.govt.nz]{.underline}                           |
|    |                                                                 |
|    | Website:                                                        |
|    | www.m                                                           |
|    | af.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm |
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