G/SPS/N/NZL/689  
 
14 June 2022  
(22-4632) 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):  Fresh lychee ( Litchi chinensis ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard Commodity Sub -class: Fresh 
Fruit/Vegetables Lychee, ( Litchi chinensis ) from Chinese Taipei . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_4074_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI is reviewing the phytosanitary measures on the fresh lychee 
from Chinese Taipei to New Zealand pathway and are proposing to amend the cold 
treatment schedule for lychee imported from Chinese Taipei.  
This review comes following the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis  on vapour heat treated 
fresh lychee from Chin ese Taipei in 2021. The vapour heat treatment option for lychee 
from Chinese Taipei remains suspended while under review.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [  ] 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 Organiza tion for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 28  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/NZL/689  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 152.02 - Importation and Clearance of Fresh 
Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_4074_02_e.pdf  
− Risk Management Proposal: Amendments to the import health standards 152.02: 
Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand, and 
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Lychee, ( Litchi chinensis ) from 
Chinese  Taipei  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_4074_01_e.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin, 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:   
Sally Griffin, 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 -notifications/