G/SPS/N/NZL/705  
 
22 December 2022  
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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):  Alstroemeria  nursery stock  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard: Importation of Nursery Stock  
(155.02.06) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  508 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_8694_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  NZ MPI invites comment from trading partners on measures for 
Broad bean wilt virus 2  and on the addition of the two countries (India and South Africa) 
for Alstroemeria  tissue culture. Proposes phytosanitary measures for BBWV -2 on 
Alstroemeria tissue cultur e include:  
a) Alstroemeria  tissue culture can be imported from a 'pest -free area' (PFA) where 
Broad  bean wilt virus 2  is not known to occur ; 
b) Alstroemeria  tissue culture can be imported if it is derived from parent plants that 
have been tested by PCR OR ELISA and found free from Broad bean wilt virus 2 . 
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. 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 4. Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas  
− ISPM 5. Glossary of phytosanitary terms  
− ISPM 12. Phytosanitary certificates  
− ISPM 27. Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/705  
 
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  [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:   
− Risk Management Proposal: Amendments to the import health standard Importation of 
Nursery Stock (155.02.06) for Alstroemeria  tissue culture  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_8694_01_e.pdf  
− Import risk analysis - Alstroemeria tissue culture  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_8694_02_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 December 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 January 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 January 2023  
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 -notifications/  
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 07 33; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/