. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/417 
4 February 2009 
 (09-0474) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Rubus  spp. nursery stock 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Import Health Standard Schedule:  Rubus  spp. 
nursery stock from all countries  Language:  English  Number of pages:  14 
6. Description of content:  Import health standard schedule contains specific import 
requirements (phytosanitary measures) for the import of Rubus  spp. nursery stock into New 
Zealand, from all countries. 
The specific requirements included within this schedule are in addition to the requirements 
of Section 2.2.1 "Basic conditions" (cuttings ) and 2.2.2 "Entry Conditions for Tissue 
Cultures", of the import health standard 155.02.06:  Importation of Nursery Stock, which 
can be viewed at the following link: 
http://www.biosecurity.govt. nz/files/ihs/155-02-06.pdf  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] 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)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ X ] None G/SPS/N/NZL/417 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] 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:   
• Import health standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock (available in English) 
• Discussion document for the importation of Rubus  spp. nursery stock from all 
countries (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 March 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  30 March 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 March 2009 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  18 March 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:     
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ms Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS Ne w Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New 
Zealand.  Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0731;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm