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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/274 
29 January 2004 
 (04-0315) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Importation requirements for specified fresh and frozen Tuber  species (truffles) 
imported into New Zealand from any country 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Import Requirements for 
specified Tuber species (truffles) (Available in English, 23 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This import health standard (IHS) describes the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of these species of truffles and no others into New Zealand: 
 Tuber borchii (bianchetto) 
 Tuber magnatum (Italian white truffle) 
 Tuber melanosporum (Périgord black truffle) 
 Tuber uncinatum (Burgundy truffle) 
This IHS is for fresh & frozen truffles fo r all uses (e.g. commerical consignments, non-
commercial consignments, for human cons umption, for innoculation/propagative 
purposes). 
This includes the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary certification 
requirements, additional declarations to th e phytosanitary certificate, inspection and 
examination requirements.  The IHS also includes the import risk assessment (Appendix 1 of IHS) and supporting pest data sheets. 
Note:  All Tuber  species listed above, except T. melanosporum , are subject to confirmation 
of not being a new organism in accordance with the New Zealand Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act 1996). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health, 
[ X ] International Plant Protection 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:   23 March 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   23 March 2004 
12. Final date for comments:  24 February 2004 
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:    
 Plant Imports – Consultation on Tuber  (truffles) 
 Plants Biosecurity 
 Biosecurity Authority  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  PO Box 2526  Wellington  New Zealand 
 Tel:  +64 4 498 9843 
 Fax:  +64 4 474 4257  Email:  plantimports@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, PO  Box 2526, 101-103 The Te rrace, Wellington, 
New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4226;  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
OR 
The texts are available at the following website:  
http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/consulta tion.htm#draft-ihs-plants-biosecurity