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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/178
16 July 2002
(02-3944)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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):   Seeds for sowing from Pseudotsuga menziesii .
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Chile
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   Import health standard:
Seeds for Sowing - Pseudotsuga menziesii  from All Countries (10 July 2002) (18 pages, in
English).
6. Description of content:   The import health standard for seeds for sowing of Pseudotsuga
menziesii  from all countries describes the phytosanitary requirements for importing this
commodity into New Zealand from any country in the world.  The version of this import
health standard dated 2 March 2001 has been amended to exclude Chile from the list of
countries or areas considered by New Zeal and to be free of Pine Pitch Canker ( Fusarium
circinatum  (syn. Fusarium subglutinans  f sp. pini)).
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Recent notification by
Chile to the EPPO Secretariat that Pine Pitch Canker ( Fusarium circinatum  (syn. Fusarium
subglutinans  f sp. pini)) has been identified in Chile.  Details of the notification were
included in Bulletin 6 (1 June 2002) of the EPPO Reporting Service.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Biosecurity Act 1993
(as amended) (English)
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   10 July 2002G/SPS/N/NZL/178
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12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Dr Michael Ormsby
National Adviser Import Health Standards
Forest BiosecurityMAF Biosecurity Authority
PO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New ZealandTel:  +64 4 498 9640
Fax:  +64 4 470 2741
E-mail:  ormsbym@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:
Mr. Keawe Woodmore
Coordinator - SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526
101-103 The TerraceWellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4226
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/s ps/transparency/notifications/index.htm