G/SPS/N/NZL/544  
 
6 October 2016  
(16-5332) 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): Citrus , Fortunella  and Poncirus  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specif ic regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard (IHS) 155.02.06: Importation 
of Nursery Stock, Citrus , Fortunella  and Poncirus  schedules . Language(s): English . 
Number of pages: 84 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_4197_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The risk management proposal (RMP) describes in detail the 
proposed revision of the Citrus , Fortunella  and Poncir us schedules of the Import Health 
Standard (IHS) 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock, which can be viewed at the 
following link:  
http://mpi.govt.nz/document -vault/1152 . 
The RMP also provides technic al justifications. Some of the main changes proposed for 
the standard are:  
 The schedules for Citrus  (citrus), Fortunella  (kumquat) and Poncirus  (trifoliate 
orange) have been combined into one schedule, referred to as Citrus;  
 22 citrus pests which are prese nt in New Zealand and have a non -regulated status 
have been removed from the pest list;  
 11 organisms are proposed to be added to the Citrus  pest list with specific 
phytosanitary measures;  
 Five additional organisms are proposed to be added to the Citrus  pest list without 
specific phytosanitary measures.  
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) :   G/SPS/N/NZL/544  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 
No. 7 
[ ] 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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Risk Management Proposal document for the importation of Citrus nursery stock from all 
countries  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 December 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax num ber 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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  Nationa l Notification Authority, [ ]  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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/