G/SPS/N/NZL/540  
 
22 August 2016  
(16-4473) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosan itary 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 nation al 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Truffles  
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 for the importation of fresh 
and frozen truffles for consumption   Language(s): English   Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_3435_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_3435_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: New im port health standard for the importation of fresh and 
frozen truffles for consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from o ther 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)  ISPM N° 2  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, descri be, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Risk Management Proposal  (available in English)  G/SPS/N/NZL/540  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 Decem ber 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 2016  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty  days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if availa ble) 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, [ ]  Nationa l 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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/