G/SPS/N/NZL/586  
 
1 February 2019  
(19-0592) 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): Nursery stock  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant o r practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Emergency amendments on IHS - Importation of 
Nursery Stock relating to Xylella fastidiosa  on new host plants . Language(s): English.  
Number of p ages: 397 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_0600_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Araucaria  schedule was amended to include conditions for 
Xylella fastidiosa , which only applies to Broussonetia  genus. Other host plant genera 
(Hakea , Sassafras , Stewartia , Swainsona , and Talinum ) laid under conditions of Hebe 
schedule, which has already appropriat e measures against Xylella fastidiosa  on plants for 
planting pathways.  
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: The European Food 
Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently updated list of host plants found to be susceptible 
to Xylella fastidiosa . Among the new hosts, there are six new host plants that are not 
appropriately managed under the current Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation 
of Nursery Stock (the IHS). New host plants are: Broussonetia , Hakea , Sassafras , 
Stewartia , Swainsona , and Talinum . 
9. Is there a relevant international sta ndard? 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) : 
ISPMs  4,8,10,12 and 23  
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  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:  
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): 
30 January 2019  
[ ] 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 Jennings, Coordinator, SPS  New Zealan d, 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 Zealan d, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand.  Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz