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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/240
20 June 2003
(03-3326)
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):  Coffea  (coffee) seed for sowing.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Fiji
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Recommendation for
the Revocation of an Import Health Standard: Coffea (coffee) seed from Fiji (English),
(1 page).
6. Description of content:   The import requirements for Coffea (coffee) seed for sowing
stipulate the requirements for the importation of seeds for sowing of this genus into
New Zealand.  This includes the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary
certification requirements, additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate, andinspection and testing requirements.
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:   Coffea  (coffee) seed
enters New Zealand from Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Samoa and Tonga
according to the conditions laid out in MAF Standard 155.02.05 Importation of Seed for
Sowing .  Stephanoderes hampei  (synonym Hypothenemus hampei ;  coffee berry borer) has
been identified as a serious quarantine pest associated with this commodity.  MAF has
recently noted that Stephanoderes hampei  is present in Fiji (Crop Protection Compendium,
2002 edition) and there are currently no measures in place to prevent the importation of this
pest into New Zealand.  MAF intends to revoke the import health standard for Coffea
(coffee) seed from Fiji until appropriate measures can be put in place.
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:G/SPS/N/NZL/240
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10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Biosecurity Act 1993
(as amended) (English).
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   20 June 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:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ms. Sally Griffin
Co-ordinator
Biosecurity Co-ordination-InternationalSPS New Zealand
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/transparency/notifications/index.htm