G/SPS/N/NZL/595  
 
16 April 2019  
(19-2543) 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):  Watermelon and pumpkin  
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:  Draft Import Health Standard 152.02: Importation and 
Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand; Draft Import Health Standard, 
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus  from 
Australia . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  420 and 15  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_2252_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_2252_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI is consulting on proposed amendments to the 
phytosanitary measures for the management of Cucumber green mottle mosaic vi rus 
(CGMMV) on fresh pumpkin and watermelon fruit from Australia.  
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 pest s.  
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°  4, 
10 and 24  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, w henever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/595  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal: Phytosanitary measures for the management of Cucumber 
green mottle mosaic virus  on fresh pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo ) and watermelon ( Citrullus 
lanatus ) fruit from Australia  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_2252_02_e.pdf  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2019  
[X] Trade fa cilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 May 2019  
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:   
Mrs 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:   
Mrs 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/overvie w/access -and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world -trade-organization -notifications/