G/SPS/N/NZL/5 60 
 
25 August 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY 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) a s specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Vehicles, machinery and tyres  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading pa rtners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Italy 
5. Title of the notified document : Import Health Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and 
Tyres . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_3774_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Specific requirements for the importation of vehicles, 
machinery and tyres from Italy.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection,  
[X] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pest s.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: MPI has made an 
urgent amendment to the Impor t Health Standard (IHS) for Vehicles, Machinery and 
Tyres including components and parts (VMT items) for specific items from Italy.  This is 
required to appropriately manage the risk of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – BMSB 
(Halyomorpha halys ) infestation.  
BMSB  is a regulated pest of great concern to New Zealand as it could have a significant 
impact on our agricultural and horticultural industries, and the NZ environment if it 
established. It is a major pest of agricultural and horticultural plants including a l arge 
number of major NZ domestic use and export crops where fruit and vegetable quality 
and quantity can be reduced significantly. It is also considered to be of nuisance value to 
people and their pets as it aggregates in human dwellings in winter and rele ases a 
noxious odour if disturbed. In addition, BMSB's effect on NZ native plants is yet 
unknown but it could be considerable.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard :  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or s erial number of Codex 
standard or related text ):  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)  (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/NZL/560  
 
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  [ ] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this propos ed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard :  
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
25 August 2017  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Dr Dave Nendick, Specialist Adviser, Biosecurity and Environment Group, Plants, Food 
and Environment Directorate, MPI, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel:  +(64 4) 
894 0477; E -mail: standards@m pi.govt.nz  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Dr Dave Nendick, Specialist Adviser, Biosecurity and Environment Group, Plants,  
Food and Environment Directorate, MPI, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. 
Tel: +(64 4) 894 0477;  E-mail: standards@mpi.govt.nz ; Website: 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade-into-new-zealand/world -
trade-organization -notifications/