G/SPS/N/NZL/491  
 
10 April 2013  
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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):  Vegetables; fruit; animal 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 Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2012, MPI Discussion Paper No: 2013/02. April 2013  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The document contains technical details on proposals to 
amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2012. 
MPI proposes to add the following new MRLs to the MRL Standards: 
 0.2 mg/kg for methoxyfenozide when used as an insecticide on nectarines and 
peaches and 0.8 mg/kg  when used as an insecticide on blueberries; 
 0.2 mg/kg for spinetoram in mammalian fat, 0.01 mg/kg in mammalian kidney, 
0.01 mg/kg in the mammalian liver and 0. 01 mg/kg in mammalian meat when used 
as an insecticide on forage brassicas; 
 0.02 mg/kg for spirotetramat when used as an insecticide on grapes; and 
 0.1 mg/kg for tulathromycin in cattle meat and fat, 3 mg/kg in cattle offal, 
0.5 mg/kg in pig meat, 0.3 mg/kg in pig fat/skin, 3 mg/kg in pig kidney and 2 mg/kg in pig liver when used as an antibiotic in cattle and pigs. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [ ] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/NZL/491 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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)    
[ ] None 
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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 June 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  18 July 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 June 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] 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  
Website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm