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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/305 
18 August 2004 
 (04-3449) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Exempt from the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural 
Compounds) Food Standards 2004: 
 
Exempt from the MRL Food Standards: 
• Fatty acids of C8 compounds and their salts; 
• Thiopental sodium; 
• Iodine (organic and inorganic forms); 
• Isoxsuprine and its esters; 
• Medroxyprogesterone acetate; 
• 17β-Oestradiol and its ester or conjugates; and 
• Etamiphylline cansylate. 
 Set an MRL for: 
• Cyprodinil, when used as a fungicide, of: 0.2 mg/kg on grapes, 0.02 mg/kg on 
peaches, 0.02mg/kg on nectarines and 0.01 mg/kg on pome fruit. 
• Permethrin, when used as an insecticide, of 1.0 mg/kg on kumera. 
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:   Proposed New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricu ltural Compounds) Food Standards 2004.  
Explanatory discussion paper, (Available in English, 19 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The discussion paper proposes changes to the New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultura l Compounds) Food Standards 2004 as set out in 
section 3. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [  X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:  New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2004 (English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   15 October 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   24 November 2004 
12. Final date for comments:  24 September 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry poin t, or address, fax number and E-mail 
address (if available) of other body:    
‘MRL Food Standard 2004’, 
Policy Group  New 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: 
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Z ealand, PO Box 2526, 101-103 The Terrace, 
Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  
sps@maf.govt.nz . 
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm