G/SPS/N/NZL/628  
 
5 June 2020  
(20-4034) 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):  Plants for planting  
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:  Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock  - Plants for planting eligible for import into New Zealand of the below 
genera:  
Amaranthus; Arctostaphylos; Dendranthema; Eriogonum; Fagopyrum; Leptospermum; 
Osteospermum; Phlomis; Robinia; Santolina; Sophora; Stachys; Strelitzia; Teucrium; 
and Wisteria . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 392 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_3573_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The standard describes the import specifications and entry 
conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand. Urgent measur es have been put 
in place to manage Xylella fastidiosa  on the newly identified host genera under the 
following schedules:  
Arbutus ; Chrysanthemum ; Chrysanthemum morifolium ; Cichorium ; Hebe; and 
Metrosideros .Imports of the newly identified host genera, on th eir respective schedules, 
will be required to comply with the existing measures for the management of X. fastidiosa  
in the import health standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock . Specifically, to 
comply with section 2.2.1.12:  Measures for Xylella f astidiosa  and section 2.2.2.5: 
Measures for Xylella fastidiosa on tissue culture . 
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:  Xylella fastidiosa is 
a regulated pest in New Zealand. It is listed on MPI's Priority Plant Pests and Diseases 
list, so it is constantly monitored for changes in hosts and/or distribution. Following the 
2018 and 2020 updates by the European Food Safety Authority to their list of susceptible  
X. fastidiosa  hostplant species, fifteen new host genera eligible for import into New 
Zealand were identified as unmanaged pat hways. As such, the Import Health Standard 
155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock has been urgently amended to add measures 
for the management of X. fastidiosa  on the newly identified host genera.  G/SPS/N/NZL/628  
 
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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 
Anima l Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 
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[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how a nd why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
2 June 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   
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