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G/SPS/N/NZL/476 
13 April 2012  
 (12-1936) 
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 of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Vegetables, fruit, animal and other food products 
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:  Proposals to Amend (No. 2) the New Zealand (Maximum 
Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2011, MAF Discussion Paper No: 2012/5. March 2012   Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  11 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/NZL/12_1320_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The document contains technical details on proposals to amend 
the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 
2011. 
MAF proposes to add the following new MRLs to the MRL Standards:  
 0.1mg/kg for Etoxazole when used as a miticide on avocados; 
 0.02 mg/kg for Fenbuconazole when used as a fungicide on pome fruit; 
 0.02mg/kg for Proquinazid when used as a fungicide on grapes, 0.1mg/kg when used 
on apples or cucurbits (edible peel), and 0. 01mg/kg when used on cucurbits (inedible 
peel). 
MAF proposes to exempt the following substance from the MRL Standards: 
 Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride when used as a fungicide on fruits and 
vegetables;  
MAF proposes to make these amendments to the following MRLs from the MRL 
Standards: 
 Delete the MRL for Azinphos-methyl on kiwifruit and change food type; fruits 
(except kiwifruit) to stone fruits and strawberry; G/SPS/N/NZL/476 
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   Delete the MRL entries for Baquiloprim , Clopidol, 3,5-Dinitro-o-toluamide, 
Dichlofluanid, Bioallethrin, Bior esmethrin and Fenbutatin oxide. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  3 August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  5 September 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 June 2012 
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 Zealand, 
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;  Tel:  +(64  4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733;  
E-mail:   sps@maf.govt.nz 
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm   
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail add ress (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@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm