G/SPS/N/NZL/615  
8 January 2020  
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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):  Fresh orange  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries : Egypt  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard Fresh Orange ( Citrus sinensis ) 
from Egypt for human consumption . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  13 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations/?opened=1 )  
6. Description of content:  Import Health Standard Fresh Orange ( Citrus sinensis ) from 
Egypt f or human consumption lists the requirements to import fresh oranges from Egypt 
into New Zealand.  The IHS lists the pests associated with this pathway and the measures 
which will manage these pests.  
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. 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM no. 2  
[ ] 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 documen ts and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/NZL/615  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 December 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 December 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2020  
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, SPS coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand; Tel: +(64 49) 894 0 431; 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:   
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations/?opened=1 )  
Sally Jennings, SPS coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand; Tel: + (64 4) 894 0431; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz