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G/SPS/N/NZL/459 
14 July 2011  
 (11-3504) 
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 
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):  Malus  spp. nursery stock (dormant cuttings and tissue culture) 
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:  Import Helath Standard for Malus spp. nursery stock 
(dormant cuttings and tissue culture)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  10 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_2185_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_2185_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Proposed amendments to the import requirements for Malus  spp. 
nursery stock. 
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)    
[X] 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:    G/SPS/N/NZL/459 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Risk 
Management Proposal:  Malus  spp. nursery stock from all countries, 18 pages (available in 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  9 September 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 September 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  9 September 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  2 September 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;  Tel:  +(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