G/SPS/N/NZL/752  
3 November 2023  
(23-7445) 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):  Grain and seed for consumption, feed or processing  
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:  Import Health Standard: Grain and Seeds for 
Consumption, Feed or Processing . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  81 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13298_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI is proposing to amend the Import  Health Standard for grain 
and seeds for consumption, feed, or processing. The proposed changes to the import 
health standard are:  
1. Requiring maize grain imported into New Zealand to be dried to a moisture content of 
14% or less before export.  
2. Removing 11 p athogens from the list of regulated pests for maize.  
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal He alth Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 5, 
ISPM 12, ISPM 24  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/75 2 
 
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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_13298_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be notified at the end of the consultation 
process.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be notified at the end of the 
consultation process.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be n otified at the end of the consultation process.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 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/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade-organization -notifications/