G/SPS/N/NZL/554  
 
16 February 2017  
(17-0928) 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): Pisum  seeds for sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific region s or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Risk Management Proposal: Proposed amendment to 
the IHS 155.02.05: Seeds for sowing and requirements for the importation of Pisum  
seeds for sowing . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_0866_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposed changes include:  
1. Migrating all approved seed treatments from the IHS 155.02.05 : Seeds for sowing 
to the technical standard MPI -STD-ABTRT Approved Biosecurity Treatments; and  
2. Mandatory fumigation of all lots of pea seed imported into New Zealand with 
phosphine or methyl bromide according to the specifications listed in the technical 
standard MPI -STD-ABTRT Approved Biosecurity Treatments.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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 Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 11 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/NZL/554  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2017  
11. Propo sed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 Apr il 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 bod y:  
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