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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/255
8 August 2003
(03-4155)
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):  Triticum (wheat) grain for processing.
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:   Triticum (wheat) grain
for consumption or processing, (available in English, 21 pages).
6. Description of content:  The import heath standard schedule for Triticum (wheat) grain for
consumption or processing stipulates the requirements for the importation into New
Zealand of Triticum (wheat) grain for consumption or processing.
This includes the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary certification
requirements, additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate, inspection and testingrequirements, post-entry restrictions and treatment requirements.
As these are trade-facilitating measures the import health standard will be adopted on 31
July 2003.  However, New Zealand will still take any comments into account and amend
the import health standard if appropriate.
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. 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:   8 August 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   8 August 2003G/SPS/N/NZL/255
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12. Final date for comments:  14 October 2003
Please note: New Zealand intends adopting the revised import requirements Triticum
(wheat) grain for consumption or processing on 8 August 2003.  However, New Zealand
will accept comments until 14 October 2003, and where appropriate, will include them in
an amended import health standard schedule.
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 Triticum (wheat) grain
Plants Biosecurity
Biosecurity AuthorityMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALAND
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:
Sally Griffin, Coordinato r, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, 101-103 The Terrace,
Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 4702730;  E-mail:
sps@maf.govt.nz
Website: www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm