G/SPS/N/NZL/641  
 
13 November 2020  
(20-8167) 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):  Malus plants for planting (dormant cuttings and tissue culture)  
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:  Partial Review of Malus import requirements of 
importation of nursery stock Import Health Standard . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  27 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_6999_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This notification is for a change in the import requirements of 
New Zealand, for Malus plants for planting imported into New Zealand. The change in 
requirements is the result of a review of phytosanitary import requirements for pests that 
required woody indexing for risk management.  
This has resulted in the proposed ch anges for removing the requirements for woody 
indexing on one virus, three viroids, one phytoplasma, and four diseases of unknown 
aetiology in the Malus  schedule of special entry conditions of the import health standard 
Importation of Nursery Stock (155.02 .06). This removal of woody indexing has also 
resulted in a corresponding adjustment of the post entry quarantine period required for 
Malus nursery stock 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. 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) : 1 
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  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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 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) :  
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: +(644) 894 0431;  
Fax: +(644) 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:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand,  
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand  
Tel: +(644) 894 0431;  
Fax: +(644) 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/