G/SPS/N/NZL/661  
 
15 October 2021  
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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):  Fresh lime ( Citrus aurantiifolia ), lemon ( Citrus limon ), grapefruit 
(Citrus paradisi ), mandarin/ tangerine ( Citrus reticulata ) and orange ( Citrus sinensis ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 152.02 : 
Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  438 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/20 21/SPS/NZL/21_6547_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI is seeking targeted consultation from 5 October to 
19 October 2021 on the following changes to the import health standard for fresh citrus 
exports from Australia:  
− Removal of the requirement and additional declaration on phytosanitary certificates for 
fresh citrus to be sourced from an area free (verified by an official detection survey) 
from Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri ; 
− Removal of the Targeted Measure pest Xantho monas citri subsp. citri  (citrus canker) 
from the pest list for Australia for citrus species.  
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. 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM 4. Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas  
− ISPM 8. Determination of pest status in an area  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/661  
 
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  [X] 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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_6547_01_e.pdf  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2021  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 December 2021  
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:   
Ms 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/import/importing -into-nz-how-it-works/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:   
Ms 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/import/importing -into-nz-how-it-works/access -and-
trade -into-new-zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/