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G/SPS/N/NZL/478 
4 May 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries 
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):  Fresh table grapes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Mexico  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Commodity Sub-class:  Fresh 
Fruit/Vegetables Table grapes, (Vitis vinifera) from Mexico.  Language(s):  English  
Number of pages:    
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/nzl/12_1610_00_e.pdf   
6. Description of content:   Import requirements to mitigate the risk of the importation of 
Drosophila suzukii on host fruit from Mexico to 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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Risk posed by 
Drosophila suzukii (now present in Mexico) asso ciated with table grapes that are exported 
to New Zealand from Mexico. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  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  G/SPS/N/NZL/478 
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  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:    
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   152.02: 
Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables into New Zealand.  English 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
16 April 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 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   
 Website:
 http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm