G/SPS/N/NZL/617  
 
5 February 2020  
(20-0876) 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):  Pelleted seeds for sowing  
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:  Risk Management Proposal: Proposed amendment to 
the IHS 155.02.05: Seeds for sowing and requirements for the importation of pelleted 
seeds for sowing  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  30 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_0848_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
Proposed amendment include:  
All pelleted seed lots must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and an ISTA or 
AOSA seed analysis certificate. Beta vulgaris  and vegetable species imported as pelleted 
seed are required to be tested for the presence of a quarantine weed or contam inants on 
a "bare" seed sample or pelleted seed sample on arrival at the New Zealand border. 
Pelleted Lactuca sativa  seed lots are required to be tested at the ratio of 1 in 10 lots for 
the presence of a quarantine weed or contaminants on a pelleted seed s ample on arrival 
at the New Zealand border.  
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 Cod e, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 38 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/NZL/617  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 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) : 4 April 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 Ze aland  
Tel: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 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/ 
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: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 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/