G/SPS/N/NZL/574  
 
26 March 2018  
(18-1848) 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): Actinidia  plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard: Actinidia plants for planting . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/NZL/18_1693_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The import health standard contains specific import 
requirements. These are the rules to manage the biosecurity risk associated with regulated 
pests that may be imported into New Zealand in association with Actinidia plants for 
planting.  
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 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convent ion (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM N° 4, 
5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 23, 24, 36  
[ ] None  
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 stand ard:  G/SPS/N/NZL/574  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Risk management proposal for Actinidia plants for planting  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/NZL/18_1693_01_e.pdf  
 Draft Import Risk Analysis for Actinidia  plants for planting (tissue culture)  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notifica tion and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 May 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 addres s (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