G/SPS/N/NZL/722  
11 Mai 2023  
(23-3317) 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 avocado ( Persea americana ); Fresh cucumber 
(Cucumis  sativus ); Fresh pear ( Pyrus communis ); Fresh pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo ); 
Fresh  butternut ( Cucurbita mos chata ); Fresh squash ( Cucurbita maxima ); 
Fresh  watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 
into New Zealand . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  393 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_09608_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_09608_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_09608_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_09608_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_09608_04_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI is proposing to add new options for phytosanitary measures 
on vari ous fresh fruit and vegetable commodities from Australia. The measures are 
radiation treatment on avocado, cucumber, pear, pumpkin, butternut, squash and 
watermelon; low -dose methyl bromide fumigation on capsicum; and "winter window + 
in-field controls" on  pumpkin, butternut and squash. MPI is also proposing to allow 
importation of butternut and squash from Australia under the same conditions as pumpkin.  
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 No. 1 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation c onform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/722  
 
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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 requirements for fresh fruit and 
vegetables from Australia  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_09608_05_e .pdf 
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 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) : 31 May 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National En quiry 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 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/