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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/201
7 April 2003
(03-1905)
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:  New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
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):   Fenhexamid in grapes and strawberries, Pymetrozine in tomatoes, Dicyclanil in
sheep meat and sheep offals, Salinomycin in poultry liver, Flumethrin in cattle and sheep,
Procymidone in cucurbits
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   A l l
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed New Zealand
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standard 2002.  Explanatory
discussion document in section 4.  (Available in English, 21 pages)
6. Description of content:   The New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural
Compounds) Food Standard 2002.   The discussion document proposes changes to the
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of the following six agricultural compounds:
• Fenhexamid in grapes and strawberries
• Pymetrozine in tomatoes
• Dicyclanil in sheep meat and sheep offals
• Salinomycin in poultry liver
• Flumethrin in cattle and sheep
• Procymidone in cucurbits
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
Fenhexamid in grapes and strawberries (no existing MRL/no Codex standard)
Pymetrozine in tomatoes (no existing MRL/no Codex standard)Dicyclanil in Sheep Meat and Sheep offals (no existing MRL/no Codex standard)Salinomycin in poultry liver (no existing MRL/no Codex standard)Flumethrin in cattle and sheep (no existing MRL/no Codex standard)Procymidone in cucurbits (no existing MRL to control Sclerotinia and Botrytis/Codex
standard - details below).
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Procymidone in cucurbits [Codex MRL of
2 mg/kg in cucumber and gherkins].
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  New Zealand
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standard 2002, (English).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  23 May 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  18 June 2003
12. Final date for comments:  16 May 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comment s:  [   ] National notification authority,
[   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:
MRL Food Standard 2002
Attention:  Sonia ScottNew Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
PO Box 2835
Wellington
New Zealand
Fax:  +64 4 463 2583
Email:  policy@nzfsa.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:
New Zealand SPS Co-ordinator
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/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm