G/SPS/N/NZL/559  
 
17 August 2017  
(17-4414) 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 nationa l 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Blueberry Vaccinium  tissue culture  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Speci fic regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Risk Management Proposal: Revision of the level of 
post entry quarantine (PEQ) for blueberry ( Vaccinium  spp. excluding V. macrocarpon ) 
imported as tissue culture from non -accredited facilities under the Import Health 
Standard (IHS) 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock.  Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 53 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2 017/SPS/NZL/17_3682_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The risk management proposal describes in detail a proposed 
revision of the Vaccinium schedule of the import health standard (IHS) 155.02.06: 
Importation of Nursery Stock and can be viewed at the fo llowing link: 
https://mpigovtnz.cwp.govt.nz/document -vault/19640 . 
The proposed revision will add an additional option to the IHS which will allow Vaccinium 
tissue cultures from non -accredit ed facilities to undergo p ost entry quarantine in a 
Level 3A greenhouse. This will be in addition to the existing option for quarantine in a 
Level 3B greenhouse.  
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 
standa rd 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 N° 1  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation confo rm to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/NZL/559  
 
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  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: 
Import  Health Standard 15 5.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock:  
http://mpi.govt.nz/document -vault/1152  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 October 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 October 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 October 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the  
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2017  
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, C oordinator, 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