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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/452 
29 April 2011  
 (11-2194) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
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):  Seeds 
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:   
Draft Import Health Standard for Seed for Sowing, English:  158 pages Risk Management Proposal: Measures to manage chestnut blight fungus in seeds imported 
for sowing, English:  28 pages  
Language(s):  Number of pages:  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_1341_00_e.pdf
 
6. Description of content:  Proposed amendments to the MAF IHS Seed for Sowing 
standard, schedules for Acer, Carpinus, Castanea, Quercus and Carya ovata, to manage the potential for imported seed of these spec ies to introduce the fungal pathogen Cryphonectria 
parasitica  (chestnut blight)., and the development of a new schedule for Eucalyptus seed to 
manage the potential introductio n of the fungal pathogens Cryphonectria parasitica  and 
Puccinia psidii /Uredo rangelli  (Guava/myrtle rust). 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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)    
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
 ISPM No: 10, ISPM No: 4, ISPM No: 22  
[ ] 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) :  30 June 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 June 2011 
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.  Te l:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733;  E-mail:  
sps@maf.govt.nz 
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