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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/213
29 April 2003
(03-2265)
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):  Sawn wood,  including timber, lumber, half rounds, mouldings, doweling, and
laminated beams less than 300mm in thickness (any width or length acceptable).
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:   Import Health
Standard: Sawn Wood from All Countries (available in English, 21 pages).
6. Description of content:   The import requirements for sawn wood entering New Zealand
from all areas.  Includes new phytosanitary measures for sawn wood from Fiji, Papua
New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
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:   The recent finds of crazy
ant colonies within controlled areas at a sea po rt, and the interception of species of crazy ant
on sawn wood imported from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
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:   Import Health
Standard:  Sawn Wood from All Countries (English), (21 pages).
The document may be accessed at: http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/imports/forests/Pest Risk Analysis:  Ants on Sawn Timber Imported from the South Pacific Region.
M. Ormsby, 2003 (available in English, 37 pages).
The document may be accessed at: http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/imports/forests/G/SPS/N/NZL/213
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11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   31 March 2003
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] 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 Terrace
P.O Box 2526
WellingtonNew Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 498 9630
Fax:  +64 4 470 2741
Email:  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
WellingtonNew 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