G/SPS/N/NZL/605  
 
21 November 2019  
(19-7922) 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):  Citrus  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regi ons or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 152.02: 
Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand  - United States 
of America Schedules . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 365-370 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_6572_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries , with the 
agreement of USDA , has amended the above Citrus schedules to include an additional 
general requiremen t for USA grown : Citrus limon , Lemon ; Citrus paradisi, Citrus paradisi  
x C. maxima , Grapefruit ; Citrus reticulata , Mandarin/Tangerine ; Citrus sinensis , Orange ; 
Citrus paradisi  x C. reticulata , Tangelo ; Citrus maxima , Pomelo.  
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:  This requireme nt 
will mitigate the risk of Drosophila suzukii  on Citrus imports to New Zealand from  the 
United States of America.  
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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/NZL/605  
 
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  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):  
19 November 2019  
[ ] 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 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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade-into-new-
zealand/wo rld-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:   
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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world -trade-organization -notifications/