G/TBT/N/NZL/122  
28 April 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry for Primary Industries Charles Fergusson Building  
34 – 38 Bowen Street  
PO Box 2526  
Wellington 6140  
New Zealand  
Tel: +64 4 830 1574  
Email: organics.consultation@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: www.mpi.govt.nz   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
New Zealand's Technical Barriers to Trade Enquiry Point  
Standards New Zealand  
Phone: +6 4 
4 498 5990  
Email:  
wto@standards.co.nz  
Website: www.standards.govt.nz   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The 
standard will set production and processing rules for food, beverage, plant, and animal 
products labelled as organic.  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministry for 
Primary Industries National Organic standard; (55 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed national organic standard establishes 
requirements for the production and processi ng of food, beverages, plant and animal 
products labelled as organic products. This operationalises aspects of the Organic 
Products and Production Act 2023.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The national organic standard seeks to support the provision to consumers 
of accurate information on the organic status of products, with a view to preventing 
deceptive organic claims.; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive 
practices and con sumer protection  G/TBT/N/NZL/122  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministry for Primary Industries National Organic standard (55 pages, in English). 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/consultations/proposals -for-the-national -organic -
standard  
• G/TBT/N/NZL/81 – Notification – New Zealand – Organic product (1 page, in 
English) 
• G/TBT/N/NZL/99 – Notification – New Zealand - Organic Products Bill (58 page(s), 
in English)  
• G/TBT/N/NZL/104 – Notification – New Zealand - Discussion document: Seeking 
your views on proposals for regulating organic businesses in the primary sector: 
Approving businesses and checking compliance with organic standards. (49 
pages, in English) https://www.mpi.govt. nz/dmsdocument/44392 -Proposals -for-
regulating -organic -businesses -in-the-primary -sector -Discussion -document  
• Organic Products and Production Act 2023: 
https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0014/latest/LMS312665.html?search
=qs_act%40bill%40regulation%40deemedreg_organic+products+production+a
ct_resel_25_h&p=1&sr=1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2026  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry for Primary Industries  
Charles Fergusson Building  
34 – 38 Bowen Street  
PO Box 2526  
Wellington 6140  
New Zealand  
Tel: +64 4 830 1574  
Email: organics.consultation@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations/proposed -
changes -to-the-way-organic -production -is-regulated/