G/SPS/N/NZL/535  
 
9 June 2016  
(16-3133)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Craft risk management  
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: Craft Risk Management Standard for Vessels  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_2249_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_2249_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_2249_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposed craft risk management standard for vessels 
contains mitigation measures for vessels entering New Zealand territory and arriving at 
a New Zealand port. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/535 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Craft Risk Management Standard - Guidance Document 
Craft Risk Management Standard - Risk Mana gement Proposal (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Biosecurity and Environment Group 
Plants, Food and the Environment Directorate Regulation and Assurance Branch 
Ministry for Primary Industries  
PO Box 2526 Wellington Email: standards@mpi.govt.nz 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
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 Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/ov erview/access-and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world-trade-organization-notifications/