G/SPS/N/NZL/650  
 
23 June 2021  
(21-5101) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Chrysanthemum morifolium  (syn. Dendranthema x grandiflorum ) for 
plants for planting (including tissue culture)  
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 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 410 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL /21_4281_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The import health standard schedule contains specific import 
requirements (phytosanitary measures) for the import of Chrysanthemum morifolium (syn. 
Dendranthema  x grandiflorum ) plants for planting into New Zeal and from all countries. 
The requirements included in this schedule are in addition to the requirements of section 2 
Import specification and entry conditions  of the import health standard 155.02.06: 
Importation of Nursery Stock, which can be viewed at the following link:  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/1152/direct . 
The phytosanitary measures to manage the risks associated with potato spindle tuber 
viroid (PSTVd) on Chrysanthemum morifolium  plant material are:  
Pest free area; Pest free place of production; or Pre -determined testing in Post -Entry 
Quarantine (PEQ).  
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:  
Chrysanthemum  morifolium  was identified as a host of the plant pathogen, PSTVd, 
following a biosecurity risk assessment. Due to the biological characteristics and methods 
of transmission of PSTVd, urgent measures were put in place to manage the risks 
assoc iated with this pathogen on C. morifolium  plant material.  G/SPS/N/NZL/650  
 
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  9. 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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 1  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant intern ational standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
21 June 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Griffin (Jennings), Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0731; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/  
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 Griffin (Jennings), Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0731; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/