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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/197
16 December 2002
(02-6931)
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):  Viable host material of Phytophthora ramorum  (Sudden Oak Death):
Pseudotsuga menziesii  (Douglas fir) bud-wood
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
countries or areas not known by New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to be free
of Phytophthora ramorum  or Sudden Oak Death disease.
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposal to delineate
the world wide area of infestation of Phytophthora ramorum  (Sudden Oak Death),
20 pages (part thereof), in English.
6. Description of content:   Justification for the application of the area freedom phytosanitary
measure for Phytophthora ramorum  (Sudden Oak Death) Pseudotsuga menziesii  (Douglas
fir) bud-wood, and the classification of New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
approved pest free areas for Phytophthora ramorum  or Sudden Oak Death disease.
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  conformation that
Pseudotsuga menziesii  (Douglas fir) bud-wood is a host of Phytophthora ramorum  or
Sudden Oak Death disease.  Pending import application requires the immediate
implementation of phytosanitary measures to mitigate the risk of importing Phytophthora
ramorum  or Sudden Oak Death disease on Pseudotsuga menziesii  (Douglas fir) bud-wood.
9. 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:
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   13 December 2002G/SPS/N/NZL/197
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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
New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
101-103 The TerraceP.O Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 498 9630
Fax: +64 4 470 2741Email:  forestihs@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:
Coordinator
SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New ZealandTel: +64 4 474 4226;
Fax: +64 4 470 2730;
E-mail: sps@maf.govt.nz
Website: www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps /transparency/notifications/index.htm