G/SPS/N/NZL/620  
4 March 2020  
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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):  Seeds for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or count ries:  
5. Title of the notified document:  Risk Management Proposal: Proposed phytosanitary 
measures for the management of pospiviroids on the importation of seeds for sowing and 
plants for planting . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  70 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_1623_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
The proposed changes aim to manage the biosecurity risks associ ated with:  
Columnea latent viroid  (CLVd); Tomato apical stunt viroid  (TASVd); Tomato chlorotic dwarf 
viroid  (TCDVd); and Tomato planta macho viroid  (TPMVd). The proposed measures to 
manage these pospiviroids are:  
a. Pest Free Area" declaration, or  
b. "Pest Free Place of Production" declaration, orc) onshore or offshore seed testing/plant 
testing during Post Entry Quarantine  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [  ] 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°36 
and 38.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant  international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/620  
 
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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:  Not 
applicable.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2020  
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 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 -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 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/