. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/400 
28 May 2008  
 (08-2489) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEW ZEALAND
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Avena , Hordeum , Phaseolus , Triticum , Vicia  and Zea seed for sowing 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Schedules 
Avena , Hordeum , Phaeolus , Triticum , Vicia  and Zea seed for sowing October 2005 (available 
in English) contained within the MAF standard 155.02.05 Importation of seed for sowing  
http://www.biosecurity.govt .nz/files/ihs/155-02-05.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/NZL/08_1526_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has removed the require ments for seed to be sourced 
from a "Pest free area" or "Pest free place of production", free from Wheat streak mosaic 
virus ;  removed the requirement for seed of Triticum  to be sourced from areas free of 
Curvularia inaequalis  or be treated and removed the require ment for seed to be either sourced 
from a "Pest free area" or "Pest fr ee place of production" free from Colletotrichum truncatum  
or fungicide treated, due to the confirmed presence of these pests (virus and fungus) in 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   None 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Now.  IHS dated 3 December 2007. G/SPS/N/NZL/400 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  IHS dated 3 December 2007,  but not notified publicly 
until 20 May 2008. 
12. Final date for comments:  As this is a trade facilitating measure the import health schedule 
has been reissued. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Conrad Black, MAF Biosecurity Zealand, PO  Box 2526, 25 The Terr ace, Wellington, New 
Zealand.  Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0622;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0662;  Email:  
Conrad.black@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or 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 0731;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm