G/SPS/N/NZL/555  
 
14 March 2017  
(17-1465) 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 nation al 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Nursery stock (tissue cultures) of plant genera that are 
hosts of Xylella fastidiosa  
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 Nursery Stoke . 
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 368 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_1275_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The standard describes the import specifications and entry 
conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand.  
7. Objective a nd 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 Con vention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 11 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Provisional measur es have been implemented to manage 
Xylella fastidiosa  on imported tissue cultures whilst a Pest Risk Analysis is completed. 
This is based on MPIs assessment that other related bacteria can be transmitted in 
tissue culture, and that inspection of the cultur es (and/or parent stock) is not suitable to 
identify latent infection.  G/SPS/N/NZL/555  
 
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  Specifically, the following provisional measures have been implemented:  
1. All tissue cultures imported under the following Schedules of Special Entry 
Conditions must meet the conditions  of section 2.2.2.5 Measures for Xylella 
fastidiosa  on tissue culture, in the import health standard 155.02.0 6 Importation of 
Nursery Stock:  
Acacia , Acer, Acrocomia  (specified genera), Aesculus , Arbutus  (specified genera), 
Asparagus , Bidens , Canna , Carya  (specified genera), Carya ovata  (specified genera), 
Castanea , Cotoneaster , Delphinium  (specified genera), Diospyros , Eucalyptus , 
Eugenia , Eupatorium , Fagus  (specified genera), Fagus sylvatica , Ficus, Fuchsia , 
Hebe, Humulus , Hydrangea , Ipomoea batatas , Juglans (specified genera), 
Metrosideros  (specified genera), Nandina , Phoenix , Photinia , Platanus , Populus , 
Pseudotsuga , Quercus , Ranunculus , Rosa, Salix, Solidago , Ulmus , and Verbena ; 
2. All tissue cultures imported under the Schedule of Special Entry Conditions for 
Solanum tuberosum must meet the requirements for Xylella fastidiosa  as set out in 
the schedule.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
G/SPS/N/NZL/552 (available in English, French and Spanish)  
Notification of provis ional measures to manage Xylella fastidiosa  on whole plants, 
cuttings, and dormant bulbs imported into New Zealand. The provisional measures 
include:  
1. Measures to manage Xylella fastidiosa  will be required at the plant genus level, 
when one or more species in the genus is known to be a host of Xylella fastidiosa ; 
2. Updated Additional Declaration requirements in section 2.2.1.12 Measures for Xylella 
fastidiosa , in the import health standard 155.02.06 Importation of Nursery Stock:  
a. For countries recognised as fre e from Xylella fastidiosa : The plants in this 
consignment have only been grown in, and exported from, the country of origin 
[insert country name], which is free from Xylella fastidiosa . All countries are 
recognised as free from Xylella fastidiosa ; except a ll countries in Europe, the 
Americas, the Caribbean, India, Iran, and Chinese Taipei;  
b. For all other countries: The plants in this consignment have only been grown in, 
and exported from, a Pest free area [insert area name] or Pest free place of 
production [ insert place name], which is free from Xylella fastidiosa , and the 
plants must be tested for Xylella fastidiosa  while in post entry quarantine.   
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/ mm/yy) : 1 June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notificati on and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 May 2017  
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