G/SPS/N/NZL/563  
 
19 December 2017  
(17-7083) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Biofouling (growth of marine organisms on the wetted surface of a 
vessel's hull)  
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 Biofouling on 
Vessels Arriving to New Zealand . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_5627_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_5627_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_5627_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_5627_03_e.pdf  
6. Description of co ntent: The Craft Risk Management Standard for Biofouling on Vessels 
Arriving to New Zealand manages the biosecurity risk associated with biofouling on 
international vessels by stipulating that all vessels arrive in New Zealand with a clean hull. 
The defini tion of a clean hull is based on the vessel's itinerary in New Zealand and is 
detailed in the Standard. Vessels from any country (including New Zealand) arriving in 
New Zealand from the territory of another nation will need to provide evidence that 
biofoul ing has been managed to the defined clean hull thresholds in order to comply with 
the Standard. For vessels using best practices to manage biofouling, compliance with the 
Standard will only require extra record -keeping, so it is not expected to have a stro ng 
impact on trade.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/NZL/563  
 
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Draft Guidance Document for the Craft Risk Management Standard - Biofouling on 
Vessels Arriving to New Zealand  
 Risk Analysis: Vessel Biofouling (February 2011)  
 Science underpinning the thresholds proposed in the CRMS: Biofouling on vessels 
arriving to New Zealand (July 2014)  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2018  
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 Zealand, 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 Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New 
Zealand. Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz