G/SPS/N/NZL/730  
25 August 2023  
(23-5737) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Applies to importers of waste for recovery, reprocessing, recycling or 
disposal from all countries. Those involved with the importation, shipment and the 
treatment of these items should also know and understand the requirements of this 
Standard.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling or 
Disposal . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_12018_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Waste standard will revoke the current Inorganic 
Risk Material standard.  
Major changes to the standard include the addition of offshore treatment providers and 
adjustment of treatment timeframes. There is also clarification of existing procedures and 
the widening of the range  of commodities that can be imported (such as cardboard, paper, 
plastic, hazardous waste for destruction, scrap metal, and asbestos for destruction etc.).  
Given the expansion of the scope the standards name has also been changed to the 
Import Health Standa rd for Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling or Disposal 
(Waste).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage fro m pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/730  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal: the Import Health Standard for Waste Products for Recovery, 
Reprocessing, Recycling or Disposal  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_12018_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publicati on, and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 September 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/