G/SPS/N/NZL/678  
5 January 2022  
(22-0010) Page: 1/2 
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):  Mangifera indica  (Mango)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document:  Standard 152.02 Importation and Clearance of Fresh 
Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  420 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_8004_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  After a technical review of information provided by Taiwan, MPI 
has decided to reinstate the vapour heat treatment (VHT) pathway for mango from 
Taiwan. The VHT pathway for lychee and mango from Taiwan were suspended due to 
interception of fruit flies on l ychee consignment at the New Zealand border.  
The VHT pathway for mango from Taiwan will be reinstated, however, the VHT pathway 
for lychee from Taiwan will remain suspended while an assessment of efficacious 
treatment is undertaken to manage the risk of fr uit flies on lychee from Taiwan.  
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 inter national 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 num ber):  
[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:   G/SPS/N/NZL/678  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 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) : Not applicable  
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:   
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zea land. 
Tel: +64 4 894 0431; Fax: +64 4 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notificatio ns/ 
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:   
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  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/