G/TBT/N/NZL/105/Add.1  
 
16 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  16 June 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of New Zealand . 
 
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Title:  Discussion Document: Building System Reform  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 11 December 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
Building (Building Product Information Requirements) Regulations 2022:  
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0170/latest/LMS697806.html  
Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and Forms) Amendment Regulations 2022:  
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0173/latest/L MS697634.html  
For information we also provide the text of two related regulations which are voluntary 
in nature to enter into force from 7 September 2022:  
Building (Modular Component Manufacturer Scheme) Regulations 2022:  
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0171/latest/LMS697926.html  
Building (Product Certification) Regulations 2022:  
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0172/latest/LMS698274.html  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
Minor changes have been made to the building product information requirement 
proposals in the consultation document (notified under G/TBT/NZL/105) following 
consultation with industry.  
The key ch anges relate to the building product information requirements. Classes of 
building products have been created to more narrowly define products covered by the 
new building product information requirements, and excluded products have also been 
clarified. The  requirement for a unique identifiable code for each product has been 
replaced with a requirement for suppliers to include a product identifier. Structured data 
requirements have not been progressed.  
• Building (Building Product Information Requirements) R egulations 2022:  
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0170/latest/LMS697806.html . 
• Building (Infringement Offences, Fees, and F orms) Amendment Regulations 2022:  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/NZL/105/Add.1  
 
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  https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0173/latest/LMS697634.html  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  New Zealand has notified to the WTO through G/TBT/N/NZL/105 - Discussion 
document: Building System Reform, of our intention to introduce regulations to support the 
implementation of new mandatory building product information requirements, a new voluntary 
modular component manufacturer scheme, and a strengthened voluntary product certification 
scheme. This addendum notifies that the building production inf ormation requirements regulations 
and related infringement amendment regulations will come into force on 11 December 2023.  
Minor changes have been made to the building product information requirement proposals in the 
consultation document (notified under G /TBT/NZL/105) following consultation with industry. Classes 
of building products have been created in the regulations to more narrowly define products covered 
by the building product information requirements, and excluded products have been clarified. The 
requirement for a unique identifiable code for each product has been replaced with a requirement 
for suppliers to include a product identifier. Structured data requirements have not been progressed.  
The resulting Building (Building Product Information Requ irements) Regulations 2022, Building 
(Modular Component Manufacturer Scheme) Regulations 2022, Building (Product Certification) 
Regulations 2022 and three sets of consequential amendment regulations were made on 7 June 
2022. The regulations support the imp lementation of new mandatory building product information 
requirements, a new voluntary modular component manufacturer scheme, and a strengthened 
voluntary product certification scheme.  
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