G/SPS/N/NZL/533  
 
15 April 2016  
(16-2136)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cucurbitaceae  seeds for sowing 
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: Risk Management Proposal and Proposed Import 
Health Standard Schedule: Cucurbitaceae  sp. seed for sowing from all countries  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 27 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/import ing/plants/seeds-for-sowing/  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_1539_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_1539_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Import health standard schedule contains specific import 
requirements (phytosanitary measures) for the import of Cucurbitaceae  spp. Seed for 
sowing into New Zealand, from all countries. 
The specific requirements included within this schedule are in addition to the 
requirements of Section 1.4 Requirements for seed for sowing and 1.5 Documentation, of the import health standard 155.02.05: Seeds for sowing, which can be viewed at the 
following link: 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/import ing/plants/seeds-for-sowing/  
The phytosanitary measures are proposed to manage two viruses ( Cucumber green 
mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) and Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus  (KGMMV)) which are 
seed transmitted in cucurbitaceae  species. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 N° 2  G/SPS/N/NZL/533 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Risk Management Proposal (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 July 2016 
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 Notifi cation 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  
Website: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/ov erview/access-and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world-trade-organization-notifications/