G/SPS/N/NZL/677  
20 December 2021  
(21-9499) 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):  Vegetables, fruit, animal products, and other food products  
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:  Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum 
Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice . Language(s):  English . Number 
of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_7886_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The document contains technical details on proposals to amend 
the current Notice issued under the Food Act 2014 that lists the maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for agricultural compounds in New Zealand.  
MPI proposes the following amendments to the Notice:  
The amendment of existing entries in Schedule 1, Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural 
Compounds, for the following compounds and commodities: Chloramphenicol, to update 
the MRL for "any food" from 0.0003(*) mg/kg to 0.00015(*) mg/kg. Febantel, to update 
the MRLs to 0.05 mg/kg in mammalian fat, 0.05 mg/kg in mammalian kidney, 0.5 mg/kg 
in mammalian liver, and 0.05 mg/kg in mammalian meat. Mefentrifluconazole, to set MRLs 
at 0.07 mg/kg in grapes and 0.01(*) mg/kg in pome fruits. Methomyl, to remove the MRL 
for pome fruits. (*) indicates that the maximum residue level has been set at or about the 
limit of analytical quantification.  
The removal of existing entries in Schedule 1, Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural 
Compounds, for azaconazole, fenarimol, fenb uconazole, and tolylfluanid. The addition of 
new entries in Schedule 3, for Veterinary Medicines for Which No Maximum Residue Level 
Applies, for the following compounds: Adenosine and its 5' -mono -, 5'-di-, and 5' -
triphosphates, when used as a vasodilator i n animals. Performic acid, when used as a teat 
sanitiser on dairy cattle.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage f rom pests.   G/SPS/N/NZL/677  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
•  CAC/GL 84 -2012: Principles and Guidance on the Selection of Representative 
Commodities for the Extrapolation of Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides to 
Commodity Groups;  
•  CAC/MRL1: Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides;  
• CAC/MRL2:  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management 
Recommendat ions (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods.  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this p roposed 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) : To be confirmed.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed - promulgation will occur once the document is finalized 
post-consultation.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 February 2022  
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, N ew 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 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 -notificatio ns/