G/TBT/N/NZL/119/Add.1  
 
30 April 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  30 April 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of New Zealand . 
 
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Title:  The Proposals for the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime – Public Consultation Document - 
Proposals for the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime – Public Consultation Document 
(health.govt.nz)  
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 - 
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 20 22 No 79, 
Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation  
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 - Smokefree Environments 
and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/204) Contents – New Zealand Legislation  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 21 August 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: The notified measure has applied on and from 
21 October 2023 to all new product notifications for single -use and reusable vaping 
devices.  
The notified measure has been deferred until 1 October 2024, in respect of its application 
to existing reusable vaping products notified to the New Zealand Vaping Regulatory 
Authority before  21 October 2023.  
The deferment covers the requirement to have removeable batteries and a child safety 
mechanism only.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021:  
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2021/0204/latest/whole.html  
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Pro ducts Amendment Regulations 2024: 
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2024/0019/latest/LMS945673.html#
LMS945672  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/NZL/119/Add.1  
 
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  [ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[X] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
On the Ministry of Health website under Information for manufacturers and importers (notifiers)  
https://www.health.govt.nz/o ur-work/regulation -health -and-disability -system/vaping -herbal -
smoking -and-smokeless -tobacco -products -regulation/information -manufacturers -and-importers -
notifiers  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2023 
amended the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021  (the principal 
regulations) to put new product safety requirements in place for vaping products.  
These included requirements that, from 21 March 2024, all reusable vaping products:  
• have a child safety mechanism  to prevent it from being activated or accidentally operated 
by a child; and  
• have a removable battery.  
However, the above two requirements to have removable batteries  and child safety mechanisms  
that was originally to apply to all reusable vaping devices from 21 March 2024, has been deferred.  
The deferral was given effect to through the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products 
Amendment Regulations 2024, which came into force on 20 March 2024, and amended the principal 
regulations.  
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