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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/373 
3 July 2007  
 (07-2823) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Wollemia nobilis  nursery stock 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Australia  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Draft import risk 
analysis for Wollemia nobilis  (Wollemi Pine) Araucariaceae nursery stock from Australia. 
Version 1, 22 June 2007 (availa ble in English, 208 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This import risk analysis document details the results of an 
evaluation of the nature and possible effect on people, the New Zealand environment, and 
the New Zealand economy of any organisms that may be associated with Wollemia nobilis  
(Wollemi pine) nursery stock imported into New Zealand from Australia. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:     
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The procedures 
used to develop this import risk analysis were compliant with those documented in the 
Biosecurity New Zealand Risk Analysis Procedures, Version 1, 12 April 2006 (available in English, 103 pages).  This document is available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/pests-di seases/surveillance-review/risk-analysis-
procedures.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  28 September 2007 G/SPS/N/NZL/373 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 September 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  31 August 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Martin Van Ginkel, Risk Analysis Group, Biosecurity New 
Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;   Tel:  +64 4 894 0504;  Fax:  +64 6 894 
0733;  E-mail:  martin.van_ginkel@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   M s  S a l l y  
Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;  Tel:  
+64 4 894 0431;  Fax:  +64 4 8 94 0731;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
Websites: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/s ps/transparency/notifications/index.htm 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/strategy-and- consultation/consultation/risk-analysis