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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/434 
20 November 2009 
 (09-5759) 
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 Biosecurity New Zealand 
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 pears ( Pyrus bretschneideri, Pyrus sp. nr. communis and Pyrus 
pyrifolia ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: 
Fresh Fruit/Vegetables; Pears ( Pyrus bretschneideri, Pyrus sp. nr. communis and Pyrus 
pyrifolia ) from the People's Republic of China  Language:  English  Number of pages:  17
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/NZL/09_4044_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has developed a draft import health standard for 
pears from China which is now available for c onsultation.  This document is now available 
at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/biosec/consult  
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?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/NZL/434 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 October 2009 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 October 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 October 2009 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  19 January 2010.  As the im plementation of this import 
health standard is trade-facilitating it is anticip ated that the import health standard will be 
issued at the time of this notification.  However, comments can still be made and the import 
health standard will be amended if necessary. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Plant Imports, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, PO Box 2526, 
Wellington 6140, New Zealand. Fax: +64 4 894 0662. E-mail: plantimports@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] 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 89 4 0731; E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm