G/SPS/N/NZL/646  
1 April 2021  
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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):  Research Samples (excluding animal and human matter)  
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:  Proposed import health standard: Research Samples 
(excluding animal and human samples) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_2408_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_2408_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has distributed a draft import health standard for 
the importation of research samples including organic matter (excluding animal and 
human matter), inorganic matter and water, which is now available for consultation.  
A range of research samples are regularly imported into New Zealand. Currently, the 
import  requirements for research samples are specified in eight different import health 
standards. The proposed new import health standard centralises all the requirements for 
research samples, streamlining the importation of these samples.  
If the proposed impor t health standard is issued, consequently other import health 
standards will be amended to remove the research sample requirements.  
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 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 Nos. 1 & 2  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/646  
 
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  [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.  
[X] Trade facilitating mea sure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2021  
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:   
Mrs Sally 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:   
Mrs Sally 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