G/SPS/N/NZL/653  
 
13 August 2021  
(21-6210) 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):  Vehicles, machinery and parts imported into New Zealand  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  Also include specific measures for Poland (measures that will 
apply to a wider range of commodities exported from Poland).  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard:  Vehicles, machinery and parts . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 33 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_5182_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  All vehicles, machinery and parts imported into New Zealand are 
covered by this Import Health Standard.  
Amendments apply to vehicles, machinery and parts from the specified countries when 
exported on, or after 1 September and arrive in New Zealand on or before 30 April of any 
year.  
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:  Brown Marmorated 
Stink Bug (BMSB) is a pest of great concern to New Zealand due to its spread into 
non-native counties were widescale damage to primary horticulture/agricultural production 
occurs, for this reason measures need to be implemented under urgen cy. 
New Zealand began implementing BMSB risk management measures on the vehicles, 
machinery and parts (VMP) import pathway in 2015. Over the years additional countries 
have been included as BMSB risk countries to which measures apply. Poland has been 
identified as presenting potential BMSB risk. Therefore, Poland has been added to the list 
of countries that must carry out BMSB risk management measures before VMP arrives in 
New Zealand.  
Additionally, the eligibility for some small new vehicle types to be exc luded from New 
Zealand's existing BMSB measures, has been removed. This is due to reconsideration of 
the BMSB risk involved with these new vehicle types, and is supported by New Zealand's 
BMSB detection data. New Zealand has attempted to reach all importer s/manufacturers of 
these vehicle types, providing assistance so that they will be ready to comply with 
BMSB  requirements beginning on 1 September 2021. New Zealand will make appropriate G/SPS/N/NZL/653  
 
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  allowances for any manufacturers who were not aware of the changes, fo r the following six 
months.  
9. 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, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 41  
[ ] 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 )/pe riod of application (as applicable):  
11 August 2021  
[ ] 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 
availabl e) of other body:   
Ms Sally Griffin (Jennings), 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 (Jennings), 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