G/SPS/N/NZL/654  
 
16 August 2021  
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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):  Vitis cordifolia nursery stock (cuttings and tissue culture)  
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 - Enabling imports of Vitis 
cordifolia nursery stock . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_5214_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Primary Industries is proposing to add the 
species Vitis cordifolia to the list of nursery stock species eligible for import into 
New Zealand. The risk management measures for Vitis cordifolia  will be the same as those 
required for other Vitis species in the import health standard Importation of Nursery Stock 
(155.02.06) . 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant p rotection, 
[ ] 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 numb er of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM N° 1  
[ ] None  
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:    G/SPS/N/NZL/654  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2021  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 August 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqui ry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ms Sally Griffin (Jennings), Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 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:   
Ms Sally Griffin (Jennings), Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz