G/SPS/N/NZL/528  
 
9 December 2015  
(15-6516)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY 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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Nursery stock (cuttings [dormant and/or non-dormant], 
whole plants, dormant bulbs and tubers) of 39 genera of plants that are known hosts of 
Ceratocystis fimbriata  or Ceratocystis platani  and are eligible for import into 
New Zealand. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Netherlands, 
United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 354 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_4876_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The standard 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 from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  
1. The fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata  has an expanding distribution and host 
range. It has recently been reported as causing serious disease within plant species 
of economic and ecological significance to New Zealand (e.g. members of the Actinidia  and Metrosideros  genera). 
To prevent the introduction of new strains of the fungus to New Zealand an urgent 
amendment has been made to the nursery stock import health standard. Emergency measures have been implemented for the pathogen whilst a Pest Risk Analysis is 
completed. 
The following host species will now require regulation for C. fimbriata : 
Acacia , Actinidia , Alocasia , Ananas , Annona , Betula , Carya , Cassia , Celtis , Citrus , 
Colocasia , Corymbia , Eriobotrya , Erythrina , Eucalyptus , Fagus , Ficus carica , Inga, 
Juglans , Mangifera , Metrosideros , Metroxylon , Ostrya , Passiflora , Pimenta , Populus , 
Protea , Prunus , Punica, Quercus , Schizolobium , Schotia , Spathodea , Styrax , Syngonium , 
Tilia, Ulmus , Xanthosoma . G/SPS/N/NZL/528 
 
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  The following countries are considered by MPI as being countries where C. fimbriata  is 
known to be present: 
Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia ; Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; 
Ecuador; Fiji; Guatemala; India; Indonesia; Jamaica; Japan; Kenya; Malawi; Malaysia; 
Mexico; Myanmar; Oman; Papua New Guinea; Pakistan; Poland; Western Samoa; South Africa; Suriname; Chinese Taipei; Tanzania; Thailand; Uganda; United States of 
America; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Zambia. 
All host species listed above must now meet the requirements of part 2.2.1.8 of the 
nursery stock import health standard. 
Note: The Ipomoea  infecting strain of C. fimbriata  is present in New Zealand. This strain 
has only been isolated from Ipomoea  and pathogenicity testing has shown that this 
strain is restricted to Ipomoea . As per IPPC requirements, the emergency measures do 
not apply to strains of C. fimbriata  from Ipomoea . 
2. Ceratocystis platani , formerly considered to fall within the C. fimbriata  species 
complex is now recognised as a distinct species of Ceratocystis .  A s  p a r t  o f  t h e  
urgent amendment measures are also included for this pathogen. A new schedule 
Platanus  has been added to the IHS with similar requirements to those outlined 
above for C. fimbriata . These requirements apply to all members of the Platanus  
genus. 
The following countries are recognised by MPI as being countries where C. platani  is 
known to be present: 
Armenia, France, Greece, Italy, Swit zerland, United States of America 
9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 8 
and 10 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
10 December 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/ov erview/access-and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world-trade-organization-notifications/