G/SPS/N/NZL/726  
7 July 2023  
(23-4609) 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):  Fresh pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia; Ecuador; Fiji; New Caledonia; 
Philippines; Thailand; Vanuatu  
5. Title of the notified document:  Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 
into New Zealand . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_10764_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The import health standard: Fresh Pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) 
for Human Consumption allows the importation of fresh pineapple fruit into New Zealand 
from recognised countries.  
The new commodity standard will replace the followings schedules in the standard 
152.02.  Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and  Vegetables into New 
Zealand : 
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , Australia  
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , Ecuador  
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , Fiji 
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , New Caledonia  
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , Philippines  
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , Thailand  
− Pineapple,  Ananas comosus , Vanuatu  
The new commodity standard will also replace the following standards:  
− Import Health Standard Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, 
Ananas comosus  from Ecuador  
− Import Health Standard Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, 
Ananas comosus  from Fiji  
− Import Health Standard Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, 
Ananas comosus  from Thailand  
− Import Health Standard Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Pineapple, 
Ananas comosus  from Vanuatu  
The new commodity standard also includes new market access for fresh pineapple 
(Ananas  comosus ) from Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, 
Panama, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei , and Tonga.  G/SPS/N/NZL/726  
 
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  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 th e 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 Protec tion Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 23, 26, 31  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Risk management proposal for pineapple import health standard (July 2023, English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_10764_01_e.pdf  
− Import risk analysis: Decrowned Pineapples ( Ananas comosus ) for Human 
Consumption (March 2023, English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_10764_02_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2023  
Proposed date of pu blication (dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 22 December 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 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 07 33; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/