G/TBT/N/NZL/101  
15 June 2020  
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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 of Business, Innovation and Employment  
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011  
PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140  
New Zealand  
Phone: +64 4 472 0030 or +64 4 917 0199  
Fax: +64 4 473 4638 or +64 4 917 0190  
info@mbie.govt.nz  
https://www.mbie.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:   
Standards New Zealand  
Phone: +64 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 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
The changes in the Bill apply to products identified as either a "building product" or 
"building method". "Building product" means a product that could reasonably be expected 
to be used as a component of a building. "Building method" means a method for using 1 or 
more products or things as part of building work  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Building (Building 
Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 
(84 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
For building product information requirement s, the Bill will require a minimum set of 
information for building products to support better and more efficient decision -making, and 
clarify responsibilities so that suppliers (including manufacturers, importers, distributors 
and  retailers), designers an d builders can be held accountable for any breaches of 
their responsibilities in relation to building products and methods and their use.  
Building product information requirements will be placed onto New Zealand suppliers, 
regardless of the product's origin. These product information requirements relate to the 
following. Further information can be found at  www.building.govt.nz . G/TBT/N/NZL/101  
 
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  • Product description  
• Details of a  supplier  
• Performance, scope and limitations of use  
• Design and installation requirements  
• Maintenance requirements  
• Declaration if a product is subject to a warni ng of ban  
For a strengthened product certification scheme (CodeMark),  the Bill will clarify the 
expectations of Product Certification Bodies (PCBs) and certificate holders by introducing 
scheme rules and registration requirements for PCBs and product certi ficates. These 
requirements apply to domestic and international scheme parties, and the scheme will 
continue to be consistent with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) framework. 
Manufacturers of a certificated product or those seeking certification  can expect PCBs to 
have more consistent standards for product certificates, due to clearer expectations in 
scheme rules  
Under the new provisions, a PCB must be registered before it may issue product 
certificates. New provisions will also require the produ ct certificates to be registered. 
Registration of product certificates can be suspended or revoked if certificate holders or 
the responsible PCB fail to comply with scheme rules, and it will be an offence to 
misrepresent a product certificate or status as a registered PCB. The regulations and rules 
are expected to have updated requirements on:  
• the form and content of product certificates  
• policies, procedures and systems for performing the functions of a registered PCB  
• fit and proper person requirements for key personnel  
• maintaining and making available written records  
For more information on the changes proposed  to the building certification scheme 
requirements see: www.building.govt.nz .  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
• To address gaps and weak incentives in the regulation of building products and 
methods, lift the quality of building work and provide fairer outcomes if things go 
wrong.  
• To strengthen the current framework for product certification.   
8. Relevant documents:  The Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular 
Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill is available at www.legislation.govt.nz . 
Associated fact sheet s and A3s are available at www.building.govt.nz .  
9. Proposed date of adopt ion: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  It is proposed that the provisions would commence 
6 months after enactment (To be determined)  
10. Final date for comments:  31 August 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) 
Amendment Bill is available at www.legislation.govt.nz   
Associated fact sheets and A3s are available at www.building.govt.nz