G/SPS/N/NZL/570  
 
23 February 2018  
(18-1199) Page: 1/2 
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): Used vehicles and machinery from Japan  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected,  to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Japan  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and 
Tyres (VEHICLE_ALL) . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/NZL/18_1065_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: MPI has introduced and urgent amendment to the Import Health 
Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and Tyres (VEHICLE_ALL) detailing new measures to 
require all used vehicles (cars and trucks) exported from Japan to be processed by an 
MPI-approved vehicle syste m. The amendment will also require any used machinery or 
other types of used vehicles exported from Japan to provide certification of cleaning by an 
approved cleaning provider. These measures are being put in place due to an 
unprecedented spike in the numb er of brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) intercepted 
in shipments of vehicles and machinery from Japan this season.  
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. 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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/NZL/570  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 February 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of ci rculation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 avril 2018  
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  
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