G/SPS/N/NZL/723  
20 June 2023  
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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):  Vitis plants for planting (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:  Nursery Stock Import Health Standard -Amendments to 
the Vitis Schedule . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  366 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_10426_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is proposing to add 
three new regulated pests to the import requirements for Vitis plants for planting. 
The viruses are Grapevine fabavirus , Grapevine leafroll -associated virus 2 "red globe" and 
Grapevine virus E . MPI proposes regulation of all three of these viruses with PCR during 
post-entry quarantine. These measures will be required post -border in New Zealand and 
will not affect trade. MPI is also proposing to remove the option to import Vitis cuttings or 
plants  in vitro  sourced from open -field mother plants when being imported from an 
approved offshore facility. This will not affect trade, as there are no approved facilities 
currently. This amendment brings the nursery stock import health standard in line with t he 
MPI Offshore Facilities Standard.  
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 i nternational 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) : ISPM No. 1  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/723  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_10426_01_e.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 July 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 Ju ly 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2023  
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:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 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:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/ac cess-and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/