G/SPS/N/NZL/747  
26 October 2023  
(23-7233) 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):  Whole plants, cuttings, and plants in vitro imported as 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:  Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 155.02.06 
Importation of Nursery Stock . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  369 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1152 -Nursery -Stock -Import -Health -Standard   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13162_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
Topic 1  
The chemical treatment specifications to manage regulated insects  and mites on imported  
whole plants and cuttings have been amended in section 2.2.1.6 Pesticide treatments for 
whole plants and cuttings in the 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock import health 
standard.  
The summary of the changes are as follows:  
1. More chemical treatment options to manage insects have been added.  
• Malathion (as a new chemical in Organophosphate chemical group)  
• Cyantraniliprole (this is a new chemical in a new chemical group Diamides)  
• Esfenvalerate and Lambda -cyhalothrin (as two new chemicals in Synthetic pyrethroids 
chemical group)  
2. The chemical treatment options to manage mites have been amended.  
• Single treatment options are reduced from four to two treatment options  
• Combined treatment options increa sed from four to six treatment options  
• Dicofol, Milbemectin, Bifenazate and Etoxasole removed as chemical treatment 
options for mites  
3. The wording of the methyl bromide treatment requirements for insects and mites have 
been amended to improve clarity of the existing specifications.  
Topic 2  
The Ministry for Primary Industries is suspending the import requirements for plants for 
planting listed below. These commodities cannot be imported into New Zealand until the 
import requirements have been reviewed and the suspension has been lifted.  
• Ananas comosus  whole plants and cuttings only  
• Artocarpus heterophyllus  plants in vitro  
• Durio zibethinus  whole plants, cuttings and plants in vitro  
• Garcinia mangostana  whole plants, cuttings and plants in vitro  G/SPS/N/NZL/747  
 
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• Mangifera indica  whole plants and plants in vitro  
• Musa spp . whole plants and plants in vitro  
• Nephelium lappaceum  whole plants, cuttings and plants in vitro  
• Plinia cauliflora  whole plants and plants in vitro  
• Pyrus communis  cuttings  
• Ribes spp . whole plants  
Topic 3  
The Ministry for Primary Industries is implementing emergency measures for Ananas 
comosus plants in vitro which includes testing and certification pre -export or testing and 
inspection in Level 2 post -entry quarantine in New Zealand.  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify th e 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 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 relevan t 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:   
Approved Biosecurity Treatments for Risk Goods (MPI -ABTRT)  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoptio n (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 2023  
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 Zealand. Tel: 
+(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations  
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/news -and-resources/consultations