G/SPS/N/NZL/708  
 
7 February 2023  
(23-0893) 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):  Grain and seeds for consumption, feed or processing  
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:  Import Health Standard: Grain and Seeds for 
Consumption, Feed or Processing . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  79 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_0977_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  MPI is amending the Import Health Standard:  Grain and Seeds 
for Consumption, Feed or Processing . The import health standard dated 2 February 2023 
replaces the earlier version of the standard dated 22 December 2022.  
The amendment is to remove the following viruses form the Phaseolus  spp. and Pisum  spp. 
pest list, alon g with the specific import requirements for these viruses in the specified 
hosts:  
Phaseolus spp.: 
− Broad bean mottle virus  
− Cowpea severe mosaic virus  
− Pea early -browning virus  
− Peanut mottle virus  
Pisum  spp.: 
− Peanut mottle virus  
− Peanut stunt virus  
Consultation is not required for this amendment. This is because consultation was 
conducted when removing these organisms from the seeds for sowing import health 
standard (the highest -risk pathway for the import of seeds) and no concerns were raised 
during  the consultation period.  
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, chapte r number) :  G/SPS /N/NZL/708  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM Nos. 5, 12 and 24  
[ ] 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[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 April 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/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Author ity, [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/