G/SPS/N/NZL/577  
 
16 May 2018  
(18-2915) 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): Myrtaceae seeds for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exte nt relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed measures to manage myrtle rust spores in 
Myrtaceae seed lots . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/NZL/18_2401_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  
MPI is proposing the following options for management of myrtle rust in Myrtaceae  seed 
lots:  
Seed sourced from a country free from Austropuccinia psidii  (formerly Puccinia psidii  or 
Uredo rangelii ), or 
Seed must be treated with one of the approved chemica l treatments as per MPI Standard 
MPI-STD-ATBRT Approved Biosecurity Treatments. MPI recommends one of the following 
fungicides: Azoxystrobin, Triadimenol, Mancozeb, Triforine and Tebuconazole at maximum 
label rate.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food saf ety, [  ] 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) :  
[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 G/SPS/N/NZL/577  
 
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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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 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