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G/TBT/N/NZL/61 
10 July 2012  
 (12-3694) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Transport 
Novell House 
89 The Terrace 
P.O. Box:  3175 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Tel.:  +64 4 439 9295 Email:  I.McGlinchy@transport.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.transport.govt.nz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  All countries: New and 
used vehicles imported into Ne w Zealand that are to be registered for use on public roads.   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Land Transport 
Amendment Rule: Vehicle Exha ust Emissions 2012 and accompa nying papers (12 pages, in 
English). 
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/consultation/vehicl e-exhaust-emissions-a mendment/index.html  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand Ministry of Trans port is revising the 2007 Vehicle 
Exhaust Emissions Rule. This amendment w ill incorporate updated mi nimum standards for 
new vehicles, and in particular  will introduce Euro 5 for light vehicles and the equivalent 
Australian Design Rule (ADR) on the same date  as it will be introduced in Australia. The 
Amendment also updates acceptable minimum standards for new vehicles built to standards from United States of America and Japan. It will continue existing minimum standards for 
used vehicles, pending a review in 2014.  The proposed new emission standards are 
internationally recognised and accepted in  the motor manufacturing industry.    G/TBT/N/NZL/61 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The purpose of the revised Rule is to protec t human and animal health, and to protect the 
environment, by providing for improved emis sion standards on vehicl es entering the New 
Zealand fleet.  
8. Relevant documents:   Existing Land Transport Rule : Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007: 
http://nzta.thomsonreuters.co.nz /DLEG-NZL-LTSA-T.LTR-33001_2.pdf    
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Minister to sign on or before 30 November 
2012 30 December 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  The domestic consultation peri od will run from 18 June until 
30 July 2012.  However the Ministry will receive comments from WTO members until 
31 August 2012. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/consultation/vehicl e-exhaust-emissions-a mendment/index.html