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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/266
9 December 2003
(03-6499)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NEW ZEALAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
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):  Tahitian limes ( Citrus aurantifolia )
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Vanuatu
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Import Health
Standard Commodity Sub-Class:  Fresh Fruit/Vegetables;  Tahitian limes, Citrus aurantifolia
from Vanuatu, 4 December 2003 (Available in English, 18 pages)
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has developed an import health standard which
includes the following phytosanitary measures:
• Surveillance for freedom of specified pests;
• Pest control activities;
• Inspection of export consignments;  and
• Acceptance of non-host status of Citrus aurantifolia  to endemic fruit flies
in Vanuatu.
As these are trade-facilitating measures agreed to between New Zealand and Vanuatu, it is
anticipated that the import health standard will be issued shortly and trade will be permittedto commence from 15 December 2003.  However, New Zealand will still take any
comments into account and amend the import health standard if necessary.
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safet y, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
10. Proposed date of adoption:   15 December 2003G/SPS/N/NZL/266
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   15 December 2003
12. Final date for comments:  15 February 2004
Please note New Zealand will adopted the Draf t Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-
class:  Fresh Fruit/Vegetables;  Tahitian limes, Citrus aurantifolia  from Vanuatu on
15 December 2003.  However, New Zealand will consider any comments after this date and
amend the import health standard if appropriate.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:   Mr. Gavin Edwards, MAF Bios ecurity Authority, P.O. Box 2526,
101-103 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand;  Tel:  +64 4 498 9852;  Fax:  +64 4 474
4257;  E-mail:  gavin.edwards@maf.govt.nz
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Ms Sally
Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, P. O. Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;  Tel:
+64 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm