G/SPS/N/NZL/746  
26 October 2023  
(23-7232) 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):  Leafless cuttings imported as Persea  americana  plants for planting  
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:  Ministry for Primary Industries Standard Persea 
americana Plants for Planting . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  25 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/53932 -Persea -americana -Plants -for-Planting -
Import -health -standard   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13161_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The chemical treatment specifications to manage regulated 
insects and mites on imported  Persea americana leafless cuttings have been amended in 
schedule 3: Approved insecticide treatments and Schedule 4: Approved miticide 
treatments in the MPI import health standard Persea americana plants for planting.  
The summary of the changes are as follows:  
1. More chemical treatment options to manage insects have been added.  
• Malathion (as a new chemical in Organophosphate chemical group)  
• Cyantraniliprole (this is a new chemical in a new chemical group Diamides)  
• Esfenvalerate and Lambda -cyhalothrin (as two new chemicals in Synthetic 
pyrethroids chemical group)  
2. The chemical treatment options to manage mites have been amended.  
• Single treatment options are reduced from four to two treatment options  
• Combined treatment options increased from four to six treatment options  
• Dicofol, Milbemectin, Bifenazate and Etoxasole removed as chemical treatment 
options for mites  
3. The wording of the methyl bromide treatment requirements for insects and mites have 
been amended to improve clarity of the existing specifications.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/NZL/746  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber 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 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever po ssible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Approved Biosecurity Treatments for Risk Goods (MPI -ABTRT)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoptio n (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 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/news -and-resources/consultations  
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/news -and-resou rces/consultations