G/SPS/N/NZL/556  
 
4 April 2017  
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Comm ittee 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 nationa l 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Vegetables, fruit, animal products, and other food 
products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tr ading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposals to Amend the Maximum Residue Levels for 
Agricultural Compounds Food Notice 2016.  Language(s): English . Number of 
pages:  61 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/NZL/17_1640_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The document contains technical details on proposals to 
amend the 2016 Notice under the Food Act 20 14 that lists the maximum residue levels 
(MRLs) for agricultural compounds in New Zealand.  
MPI proposes to amend Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Food Notice:  
Schedule 1  
MPI proposes to add new MRLs to the Food Notice and/or amend the existing entries for 
certain compounds.  
Schedule 2  
MPI proposes to add the following exception from Maximum Residue Levels for 
Agricultural Chemicals (Schedule 2):  
 C9 – C16 alkanes, for use as an agricultural compound.  
MPI also proposes to amend the residue definitions for the  following compounds:  
 Abamectin, to harmonise with overseas trading partners and Codex.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
 CAC/GL  84-2012: Principles and Guidance on the Select ion of Representative 
Commodities for the Extrapolation of Maximum Residue Limits for  Pesticides 
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   CAC/MRL1:  Maximum Resid ue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides  
 CAC/MRL2:  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management 
Recommendations (RMRs) f or Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regula tion 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:   
10. Proposed  date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed - Promulgation will occur once the document is 
finalised post -consultation.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Zealan d, P.O. 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  New Zealand, P .O. Box 2 526, Wellington, 
New Zealand. Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/transparency/ notifications/index.htm