G/SPS/N/NZL/757  
29 November 2023  
(23-8075) Page: 1/2 
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):  Mangosteen ( Garcinia mangostana ) plants for planting and rambutan 
(Nephelium lappaceum ) plants for planting  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Malaysia; Thailand  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 155.02.06 - Importation of 
Nursery Stock - Proposed imports of mango steen and rambutan plants for planting . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  369 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1152 -Nursery -Stock -Import -Health -Standard  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13851_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Primary Ind ustries proposes amending the 
import requirements for mangosteen and rambutan plants for planting imported into 
New Zealand. These pathways were suspended from all countries, and the WTO was 
notified in September 2023 because we had evidence that the biose curity risks associated 
with these products were not appropriately managed. We have now reviewed the 
biosecurity risks and are proposing to amend the import requirements for mangosteen 
from Malaysia, and rambutan from Malaysia and Thailand. We do not have a risk 
assessment for plants from other countries and will be closing the import pathway from 
other countries. Details of the proposal are provided in the linked consultation page.  
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 international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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 1  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/757  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Further  information is available on the consultation page  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/preview/f849382534549b96/61c3ee806fd81889  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2024  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 February 2024  
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  
Webs ite: 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/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/