G/SPS/N/NZL/636  
30 July 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
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):  Hoya plants for planting (including tissue culture)  
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 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock  . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 406 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_4645_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The standard describes the import specifications and entry 
condi tions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand. Urgent measures were put in 
place to manage the risks associated with the undetermined pathogens on Hoya plant 
material.  
All Hoya species allowed for import into New Zealand will need to meet the requireme nts 
of the newly created Hoya schedule:  
− Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) in level 2 for a minimum of 3 months for whole plants, 
cuttings and tissue culture. Tissue culture must be imported into a level 2 
greenhouse.  
− Testing in PEQ of all plants within a consignment for Hoya undetermined 
tobamoviruses.  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Two Hoya 
undetermined tobamoviruses were identified on Hoya plants in post -entry quarantine 
from to different countries. Due to the characteristics of other known tobamoviruses and 
the uncertain level of risk associated with these two undescribed tobamoviruses, urgent 
measures were put in place to manage the risks  associated with these pathogens on Hoya 
plant material.  G/SPS/N/NZL/636  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? 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) : 
− ISPM No: 13  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inter national standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
22 July 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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.  
Tel: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 894 0733  
E-mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz   
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notificatio ns/ 
13. Text(s) 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: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 894 0733  
E-mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz   
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notificatio ns/