G/SPS/N/NZL/760  
16 January 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Nursery stock (whole plants, cuttings, and tissue culture) species 
eligible for import into New Zealand of the below genera:  
• Malva  
• Portulaca  
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:  Emergency amendments to Import Health Standard 
155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  371 
6. Description of content:  This standard describes the import specifications and entry 
conditions for nursery stock (whole plants, cuttings, bulbs and tissue culture) impo rted 
into New Zealand.  
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:  Cucumber green 
mottle mosaic virus and Tomato brown rugose fruit virus are tobamoviruses that would 
cause significant impacts to New Zealand if an incursion occurred. Species of Portulaca are 
asymptomatic hosts of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus, and species of Malva and 
Portulaca are asymptomatic hosts of Tomato brown rugose fruit viruses. The viruses are 
spread through water, mechanical transmission, and soil. Both viruses are regulated pests 
in New Zealand, and there are mea sures on Cucurbitaceae seeds for Cucumber green 
mottle mosaic virus, and on tomato and capsicum seeds for Tomato brown rugose fruit 
virus. The need to amend the import health standard for asymptomatic nursery stock 
hosts was identified but previously deeme d non -urgent as the import pathways were not 
active. However, the pathway status has changed and thus the IHS requires urgent 
updating to facilitate safe trade. The Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock (IHS) was urgently amended t o include measures for the management of 
Cucumber green mottle mosaic  
virus on Portulaca species eligible for import to New Zealand, and for the management of 
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus on Malva and Portulaca species eligible for import.  G/SPS/N/NZL/760  
 
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  9. 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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 13 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
15 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:   
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zeal and, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. 
Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
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:   
Ms 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