G/SPS/N/NZL/633  
 
8 July 2020  
(20-4680) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Grapes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regi ons or countries:  Italy 
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 152.02: 
Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand  Schedule: 
Vitis vinifera , Grape, Italy;  
and: 
Import Health Standard Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables Table Grapes, Vitis 
vinifera , from Italy . Language(s): English . Number of pages: p72-75 of 422 pages and 
20 pages, respectively  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_4090_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries has made 
urgent amendments to the Import Health Standards for Vitis vinifer a, Grape from Italy, 
to indicate a temporary suspension. This temporary suspension will be in place while 
efficacy data supporting the phytosanitary treatment schedule is reviewed.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Technical 
information indicates the treatment schedule required for the  fruit fly Ceratitis  capitata  in 
the above Import Health Standards may no longer manage the biosecurity risk to an 
appropriate level. Additionally, measures need to be applied to manage the biosecurity 
risk posed by Drosophila suzukii  which has established in Italy.  G/SPS/N/NZL/633  
 
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  9. 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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  No ISPM treatment standards issued for either Ceratitis 
capitata or Drosophila suzukii disinfestation of fresh grape.  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of applicat ion (as applicable):  1 July 
2020    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 894 0733  
E-mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz   
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1147  
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: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 894 0733  
E-mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz   
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1147