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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/260
7 October 2003
(03-5282)
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):  Import requirements for Citrus , Fortunella , Paeonia (herbaceous species),
Poncirus and Vitis nursery stock imported into New Zealand from any country.
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:   Import Requirements for
Citrus , Fortunella , Paeonia (herbaceous species), Poncirus and Vitis (English)
6. Description of content:  The import requirements for Citrus , Fortunella , Paeonia
(herbaceous species), Poncirus and Vitis nursery stock into New Zealand.  This includes
the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary certification requirements,
additional declarations to the phytosanitary ce rtificate, inspection and testing requirements
and post-entry quarantine.
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:   22 September 2003 ( Paeonia  (herbaceous species)) and
19 September 2003 for the others previously specified.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   22 September 2003 ( Paeonia  (herbaceous species))
and 19 September 2003 for the others previously specified.G/SPS/N/NZL/260
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12. Final date for comments:  10 December 2003
Please note New Zealand has adopted the revised import requirements for Citrus , Fortunella ,
Poncirus, Vitis nursery stock on 19 September 2003 and Paeonia (herbaceous species)
nursery stock on 22 September 2003.  However, New Zealand will consider any comments
after this date and amend the import health standard if appropriate.
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 – Citrus , Fortunella , Paeonia (herbaceous species), Poncirus and Vitis
nursery stock
Plants BiosecurityBiosecurity Authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALANDFax: +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:
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Z ealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.
Tel:  +64 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 498 9888;
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website: www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm