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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/431 
15 September 2009 
 (09-4343) 
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 (MAF) Biosecurity NZ 
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):  Coconut ( Cocos nuciferas ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Tuvalu  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh 
Fruit/Vegetables; Coconut ( Cocos nuciferas )  Language:  English  Number of pages:  15 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/NZL/09_3173_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has developed an import health standard and 
accompanying datasheets for fresh coconut from Tuvalu which is now available for 
consultation.  These documents are 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/431 
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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) :  31 July 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  31 July 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) :  14 November 2009 
As the implementation of this import health st andard is trade-facilitating it is anticipated 
that the import health standard will be issued at the time of this notification.  However, 
comments can still be made and the import hea lth 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:  Viliami Fakav ā, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, PO Box 2526,  
25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand. Te l: +64 4 894 0554. Fax: +64 4 894 0662. 
Email:  Viliami.Fakava@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 89 4 0731; E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm