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G/SPS/N/NZL/471 
14 February 2012  
 (12-0856) 
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):   
This IHS applies to the importation of the following types of bulk inorganic fertilizer: 
(a) direct application fertilizer; 
(b) fertilizer for further processing; 
(c) guano fertilizer. 
This IHS does not cover importation of liqui d fertilizer or bagged and containerised 
inorganic fertilizers (these products have been dete rmined to have a lower risk status).  In 
addition, this IHS does not apply to organic fertilizers that primarily consist of animal, 
microbial or plant material.  For information on the importation of organic fertilizers refer to:   
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/imports/animals   
or  
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/ihs/bnz-fertgro-imprt.pdf  
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 Health Standard (IHS) for Bulk Inorganic 
Fertiliser (including guano)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/NZL/12_0532_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/NZL/12_0532_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
The revised Import Health Standard for Bulk  Inorganic Fertiliser (including guano) has 
been developed by revising the existing MAF Standards:- 
(a) MAF Standard FERGUAIC.ALLL: IHS for the importation of Guano based 
fertilizer into New Zealand first issued 14 January 1998 and;  
(b) MAF Standard 152-08.04I: IHS for Bulk  Fertiliser first issued 26 May 1999. G/SPS/N/NZL/471 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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 number)    
[X] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  N/A   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  24 April 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  24 April 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  24 April 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  17 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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.  Te l:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733;  E-mail:  
sps@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] 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.maf.govt.nz/bios ecurity/sps/transparency/ notifications/index.htm