G/SPS/N/NZL/511
1 December 2014 
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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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Seeds for sowing 
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: Import Health Standard 155.02.05: Importation of 
Seed for Sowing  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 115 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ihs/search  
6. Description of content: The standard describes the import specifications and entry 
conditions for seed for sowing imported into New Zealand. 
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: To prevent the 
introduction into New Zealand of CGMMV on  Cucurbitaceae hosts, and SCMV and MCMV 
on Zea seed on seed for sowing from all countries. The following pathways will now 
require regulation: 
Seed for sowing - A new schedule is created for known Cucurbitaceae hosts in order to 
regulate CGMMV, and the schedule for Zea is amended with new requirements for SCMV 
and MCMV. 
These viruses have been identified as emerging risks with current spread into previously 
disease free trading areas. These pathways must now meet the Ministry for Primary 
Industries requirements as specified in the relevant import health standard. 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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 02 
[ ] None G/SPS/N/NZL/511 
 
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  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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  Not 
applicable.   
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
18 November 2014 - full implementation from 1 December 2014  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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@maf.govt.nz 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication 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@maf.govt.nz