G/SPS/N/NZL/516  
 
5 March 2015  
(15-1248)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cut flowers and foliage 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard for Cut Flowers and Foliage  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 42 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_1057_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This IHS specifies the import requirements for cut flowers and 
foliage of approved species from approved  countries. This amendment only affects 
importation of myrtaceae species from Australia (Tasmania). 
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: Change in 
distribution for myrtle rust within Australia to include Tasmania. Emergency amendment 
to the IHS for Cut Flowers and Foliage to apply existing myrtle rust measures (as applied to the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria) to host products exported from Tasmania. 
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 2 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/NZL/516 
 
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  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): 
26 February 2015 until further notice. 
[ ] 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@mpi.govt.nz 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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