WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/436 
20 January 2010  
 (10-0288) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  New Zealand Food Safety Authority 
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):  NZFSA proposes to add the following new MRLs to the Standards: 
− 0.1 mg/kg for aviglycine in pome fruits and stonefruits (except cherries); 
− 7 mg/kg for chloranatraniliprole in leafy vegetables; 
− 0.01 mg/kg for chloranatraniliprole in potatoes; 
− 0.01 mg/kg for cyproconazole in bulb onions, garlic and peas; 
− 0.01 mg/kg for diflufenican in barley and wheat; 
− 0.01 mg/kg for fenoxaprop-P-ethyl in barley; 
− 0.05 mg/kg for flufenacet in barley and wheat; 
− 0.5 mg/kg for isopyrazam in barley; 
− 0.2 mg/kg for isopyrazam in wheat; 
− 0.01 mg/kg for metrafenone in pumpkins and winter squash; 
− 0.5 mg/kg for spiroteramat in potatoes; 
− 0.1 mg/kg for tepraloxydim in onions;  and 
− 0.3 mg/kg for thiacloprid in pome fruits. 
NZFSA proposes to delete the follo wing MRLs from the Standards: 
− MRLs for cypermethrin in kiwifruit and pome fruits. 
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:  New Zealand Food Safety Authority:  Proposals to 
Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food 
Standards 2009  Language:  English  Number of pages:  40 
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  6. Description of content:  The document contains technical details on proposals to amend 
the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 
2009, as set out in section 3. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] 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:  New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2009 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  5 March 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 March 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 days from publication in the New Zealand Gazette 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 February 2010 
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:   
NZ (MRL) Food Standards  
Policy Group  
New Zealand Food Safety Authority  
PO Box 2835 Wellington New Zealand Tel:  +(64 4) 894 2692 
Fax:  +(64 4) 894 2583 
Email:  policy@nzfsa.govt.nz Website:  http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/policy-law/consultation/index.htm
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  13. Texts available from:  [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 Ne w 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.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm