G/SPS/N/NZL/552  
 
5 January 2017  
(17-0015) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMER GENCY MEASURES  
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): Nursery stock (whole  plants, cuttings, bulbs) of 
54 genera of plants that are known to be hosts of Xylella fastidiosa  and are eligible  for 
import into New Zealand  
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 155.02.06: Import ation of 
Nursery Stock . Language (s): English . Number of pages:  361 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_0007_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The stan dard describes the import specifications and entry 
conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection,  
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pest s.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: The rapidly 
increasing distribution of Xylella fastidiosa  in Europe has highlighted that provisional 
measures need to be added to the Import Hea lth Standard immediately to prevent the 
introduction of this pathogen into New Zealand on imported nursery stock (whole plants, 
cuttings, bulbs).  
Provisional measures have been implemented for the pathogen whilst a Pest Risk 
Analysis is completed.  
1. The foll owing genera will now require import requirements for Xylella fastidiosa : 
Phoenix , Magnolia , Laurus , Asparagus , Carya , Liriodendron , Convolvulus , Crepis , 
Geranium , Phyllanthus , Salvia , Senecio , Eucalyptus , Fagus , Ficus, Fragaria , 
Helianthus , Humulus , Juniperus, Metrosideros , Myrtus , Photinia , Ranunculus , 
Vaccinium , Verbena , Albizia , Cassia, Catalpa , Celtis , Cenchrus , Cercis , Cistus , 
Coronilla , Eremophila , Euphorbia , Grevillea , Helichrysum , Hibiscus , Ilex, 
Lagerstroemia , Lavandula , Ligustrum , Lippia , Liquida mbar, Mandevilla , Marrubium , 
Myoporum , Pennisetum , Pistacia , Polygala , Schinus , Stellaria , Tillandsia , Westringia . 
2. The following countries are no longer recognised as being free from Xylella 
fastidiosa :  
 All of Europe: Albania;  Andorra;  Armenia;  Austria;  Azerbaijan;  Belarus;  G/SPS/N/NZL/552  
 
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  Belgium;  Bosnia and Herzegovina;  Bulgaria;  Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic;  
Denmark;  Estonia; European Union;  Finland;  France;  Georgia;  Germany; 
Greece; Guernsey; Hungary;  Iceland; Ireland;  Israel;  Italy; Jersey; Latvia;  
Liechtenstein;  Lithuania; Luxembourg;  Malta;  Monaco;  Montenegro;  
Netherlands;  Norway; Poland;  Portugal;  Romania;  Russian Federation; 
San Marino;  Serbia; Slovak Republic;  Slovenia; Spain;  Sweden;  Switzerland;  
The former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia;  Turkey;  Ukraine;  United Kingdom  
 North America: Canada, United States of America  
 All of Latin America and Caribbean: Anguilla;  Antigua and Barbuda;  Argentina; 
Bahamas;  Barbados; Belize; Bermuda;  Bolivia, Plurinational State of;  Brazil;  
Cayman Islands;  Chile;  Colombia;  Costa Ri ca; Cuba;  Dominica,  Dominican 
Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana;  Grenada;  Guadeloupe;  
Guatemala;  Guyana;  Haiti;  Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico;  Montserrat;  
Nicaragua;  Panama;  Paraguay; Peru;  Puerto Rico;  Saint Kitts and Nevis; 
Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago;  
Turks and Caicos Islands;  Uruguay;  Venezuela,  Bolivarian Republic of ; 
Virgin  Islands, British;  Virgin Islands,  United States  
 Asia: India, Chinese Taipei  
 Near East: Iran  
All host species li sted above, along with those already listed in the standard as host for 
Xylella fastidiosa must now meet the requirements of part 2.2.1.12 of the Import Health 
Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock.  
9. 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] Internation al Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 11 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the re levant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international st andard :   
10. Other r elevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force  (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
22 December 2016 /until further notice  
[ ] Trade facilit ating  measure    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X]  National 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  
13. Text(s)  available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Mrs Sally Jenn ings, 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