G/SPS/N/NZL/549  
 
15 December 2016   
(16-6856) 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): Mushroom growing medium  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regio ns or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard: Phase 3 Mushroom Growing 
Medium . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 14 
http://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_5159_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_5159_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The IHS: Phase 3 Mushroo m Growing Medium contains specific 
import requirements. These are the rules to manage the biosecurity risk associated with 
(i) the plant -based components of the growing m edium and (ii)  regulated pests of 
common mushroom ( Agaricus bisporus ) that may be pres ent in the growing medium.  
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 internatio nal 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 4 Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas  
 ISPM 7 Phytosanitary certification system  
 ISPM 12 Phytosanitary certificates  
 ISPM 14 The use of integrated measures in a sys tems approach for pest risk 
management  
 ISPM 23 Guidelines for inspection  
 ISPM 24 Guidelines for the determination and recognition of equivalence of 
phytosanitary measures  
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  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: New Import Health Standard for Phase 3  Mushroom 
Growing Medium  
 Draft Guidance Document: Phase 3 Mushroom Growing Medium  
 Draft Import risk analysis: Phytosanitary Risks of Importing Phase III Agaricus 
bisporus Mushroom Compost from Northern Europe  
 Discussion Document for the Importation of Fert ilisers and Growing Media containing 
Plant Material  
All documents are available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months  from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 February 2017  
Agency or authority designated to h andle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  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, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS Ne w 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/