G/SPS/N/NZL/701  
 
1 November 2022  
(22-8187) Page: 1/2 
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):  Seeds for sowing of Carya  spp. and Arachis hypogaea  
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 155.02.05: Seeds for Sowing . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  177 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_7373_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The amendment adds emergency measures for:  
− Xylella  fastidiosa  on all Carya spp. eligible for import into New Zealand as seeds for 
sowing ; and 
− Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum  on Arachis hypogaea  seeds for sowing.  
The import health standard describes import requirements for seeds for sowing imported 
into New Ze aland.  
The measures to manage Xylella  fastidiosa  on the Carya  spp. seeds for sowing are:  
i. For seeds produced in a country recognized by MPI as free from Xylella fastidiosa , an 
additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate that:  
"The seeds in this consignment have been grown in, and exported from, the country 
of origin [insert country name], which is free from Xylella fastidiosa ." 
ii. For seeds produced in a country not recognized by MPI as free from Xylella fastidiosa , 
an additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate that:  
"The seeds in this consignment have been grown in, and exported from, a pest free 
area [ insert area name ] or pest free place of production [ insert place name ], which is 
free from Xylella fastidiosa."  
AND 
Level 2 post entry quarantine for a minimum period of 6 months with growing season 
inspection for disease symptom expression and PCR testing of plants for Xylella fastidiosa  
during the quarantine period.  
The measures for Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum  on Arachis hypogaea  seeds for sowing 
are: 
An additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate that:  
The Arachis hypogaea  seeds have been:  
produced in a pest free area, free from Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum  
OR G/SPS/N/NZL/701  
 
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  produced in a pest free place of production, free from Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum  
OR 
officially tested, on a representative sample of a minimum of 400 seeds, officially drawn 
according to ISTA or AOSA sampling methodology, using an NPPO -approved testing 
method, and found free from Ralstonia pseudos olanacearum . 
The testing must be completed offshore prior to export, or on arrival in New Zealand.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Provisional measures 
are being adopted to prevent the introduction of  Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum and 
Xylella  fastidiosa  into New Zealand on Arachis hypogaea and Carya spp. seeds for sowing 
(respectively). There is evidence that these host seeds can be a pathway for introduction 
of these pests into New Zealand and there are no specific measures in place in the Import 
Health  Standard 155.02.05: Seeds for Sowing  to manage the risk while a pest risk analysis 
is completed.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standar d 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 Nos. 13, 7, and 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:   
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):  
1 November 2022 /To be confirmed.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry 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