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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/141
15 May 2001
(01-2495)
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 Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Specified foods containing residues of the specified agricultural compounds in food  Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries
exporting these products to New Zealand
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
for Specified Agricultural Compounds in Food - Proposed amendment to the New Zealand
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Mandatory Food Standard 1999 - a
discussion document (24 pages)
5. Description of content: An amendment to the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of
Agricultural Compounds) Mandatory Food Standard 1999  is proposed to: allow
permissions for new MRLS, to amend existing MRLs and to exempt an agricultural
compound from having an MRL set, as follows:
1. The addition  of new maximum residue limits for:
(a) Pirlimycin
(b) Tolylfluanid
(c) Spectinomycin
2. The amendment  of existing maximum residue limits for:
(a) Nicarbazin
(b) Inoxacarb
(c) Meloxicam
(d) Ivermectin
(e) Prochloraz
(f) Eprinomectin
3. The exemption of the following compound from having an MRL specified:
(a) Gibberellic acid
The limits are designed to protect public health by reinforcing the concepts of good practice
in the use of veterinary drugs and good agricultural practice under New Zealand
environmental conditions for domestically-produced food.
Under the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Mandatory
Food Standard 1999, food imported into New Zealand may comply with either:
• the limits specified in the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural
Compounds) Mandatory Food Standard 1999 standard;  or
• the appropriate Codex food standard for agricultural residues; or
• a default level of 0.1 mg/kg if it does not comply with the former two requirements.G/SPS/N/NZL/141
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6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from other
damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].  No Codex
maximum residue limit exists for Pirlimycin, Eprinomectin, Indoxacarb, Ivermectin,
Meloxicam, Nicarbazin, Prochloraz or gibberellic acid.
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex maximum residue limits exist for
Spectinomycin and Tolylfluanid.  The proposed limits for Spectinomycin are identical to
those of Codex.  The proposed limit for Tolylfluanid is lower than Codex limits.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  New Zealand
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Mandatory Food Standard 1999
(Available in English).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Mid-May 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 June 2001
11. Final date for comments:  7 June 2001
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:  "MRL Consultation", Attention: Jacqui Bird, Ministry of Health,
PO Box 5013, Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 496 2264;  Fax:  + 64 4 496 2340;   E-mail:  jacquilyn_bird@moh.govt.nz
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: " MRL
Consultation", Attention: Jacqui Bird, Mini stry of Health, PO Box 5013, Wellington, New
Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 496 2264;  Fax:  + 64 4 496 2340;  E-mail:
jacquilyn_bird@moh.govt.nz
Website for the discussion document:  http://www.moh.govt.nz