G/SPS/N/NZL/610  
 
6 December 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Species of the genus Elaeagnus  plants for planting that are eligible 
to be imported into New Zealand ( Elaeagnus angustifolia , Elaeagnus c ommutata , 
Elaeagnus macrophylla , Elaeagnus multiflora , Elaeagnus pungens , Elaeagnus umbellata , 
Elaeagnus xebbingei ) 
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:  Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 404 
6. Description of content:  The import health standard describes import specifications and 
entry conditions for plants for planting imported into New Zealand.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Emergency 
measures are being adopted to prevent the introduction into New Zealand of the high risk 
quarantine pest ' Xylella fastidiosa ' which may be associated with imported whole plants, 
cuttings and tissue cultures of species of the genus Elaeagnus  that are eligible for import 
into New Zealand. This decision is based on the identification of Elaeagnus angustifolia  as 
a host for Xylella fastidiosa  in the 12th EFSA update of host plant species found susceptible 
to Xylella fastidiosa within the  European Union on 11 April 2019 .  
MPI requires that measures to manage Xylella fastidiosa are required at the plant genus 
level, when one or more species in the genus is known to be a host of Xylella fastidiosa . 
Xyllela fastidiosa  is listed as a quarantine pest on the Hebe schedule of Import Health 
Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Sto ck and managed by measures under this 
schedule. The Hebe schedule of Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock will be urgently amended to include all species of the genus Elaeagnus  that 
are eligible to be imported into New Zealand to effectively manage the risk of introduction 
of Xyllela fastidiosa  on this import pathway.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or rel ated text) :  G/SPS/N/NZL/610  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM N° 2  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
29 November 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, 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  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Aut hority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, 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