G/SPS/N/NZL/762  
7 February 2024  
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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):  Zingiber  plants for planting traded as whole plants (including rooted 
cuttings), dormant bulbs (including rhizomes), and plants in vitro.  
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:  Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 155.02.06: 
Importation of Nursery Stock . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  371 
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Primary Industries is implementing emergency 
measures for Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum  on Zingiber whole plants (including rooted 
cuttings), dormant bulbs (including rhizomes), and plants in vitro. The emergency 
measures are PCR testing, wastewater treatment, and growing season inspection in 
Level 2 post -entry quarantine.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The Ministry for 
Primary Industries has become aware of biosecurity risks associated with Zingiber plants 
for planting that were not managed appropriately by the import requirements. To manage 
the risks appropriately on imports of Zingiber plants for plant ing, new import 
requirements have been implemented for the bacterium Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum . 
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standa rd 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 1 - 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade.  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/762  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and 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):  
31 January 2022  
[ ] 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:   
Ms Sally Griffin, 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, 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