G/SPS/N/NZL/604  
 
31 October 2019  
(19-7322) 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 seeds for consumption, feed or processing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading part ners  
[ ] 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:  79 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_6148_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI has issued an amendment to the Import Health Standard:  
Grain and seeds for  consumption, feed or processing . The import health standard dated 
25 October 2019 replaces the earlier version of the standard dated 25 January 2019. 
The following changes have been applied:  
The import health standard contents were moved from the 2003 for mat into the current 
MPI standard format "Requirements and Guidance". Some contents have been placed in 
a different order due to the different "Parts" in this new format. The import requirements 
and the guidance information have been clearly separated thro ughout the import health 
standard. The regulated pest lists have been amended and pests listed below removed 
because they are listed as non -regulated in the biosecurity organisms register for 
imported commodities (BORIC): Alphitobius laevigatus Mezium amer icanum Ptinus 
clavipes Ptinus fur Sporisorium destruens Clover yellow mosaic virus  Cochliobolus 
geniculatus Cochliobolus nodulosus (anamorph Bipolaris nodulosa) Fusarium 
chlamydosporum Red clover vein mosaic virus  Lepinotus reticulatus Liposcelis 
bostrycho phila Liposcelis paetus  Peanut stunt cucumovirus  The schedule for Papaver 
somniferum  (poppy seeds) has been removed because this commodity does not have any 
biosecurity requirements. The country restriction has been removed for importation of 
the following  seeds for processing at New Zealand's transitional facility: Glycine max  
(Soybean Seeds) Gossypium  (Cotton Seeds) Lupinus  (Lupin Seeds) The "laboratory 
testing result for regulated pests" has been included throughout the IHS for testing 
against regulated fungal and bacterial pathogens for grain and seeds imported under 
options 3 and 4 (importation of grain and seeds for processing at New Zealand transitional 
facilities and importation of grain and seeds for clearance on arrival). Wording for the 
phytosanit ary certificate statement has been amended to align with ISPM 12: 
Phytosanitary Certificates.  Errors and ambiguities have been fixed throughout the import 
health standard.  G/SPS/N/NZL/604  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protectio n, 
[ ] 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 Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM N° 2  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 November 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 November 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 November 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The "laboratory testing result for regulated pests" is 
an alternative measure to the "country freedom" and "pest free place of 
production" measures which facilitates trade when the pest freedom declarations 
cannot be provided by the NP PO of the exporting country. NOTE: The import 
requirements outlined in the previous import health standard (BNZ -GCFP -IHS, 
dated 25 January 2019) will be acceptable for six months after the date of entry 
into force of the current import health standard (GCF P.IHS, dated 25 October 
2019).  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Natio nal Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, 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 -notificatio ns/ 
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:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, 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/a ccess -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/