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G/SPS/N/NZL/481 
31 May 2012  
 (12-2879) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Apricots 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendment of the 152.02 Importation and Clearance of 
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand.   Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  416 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/NZL/12_2089_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:   Import requirements to mitigate the risk of the importation of 
Drosophila suzukii  on apricots from the United States of America to New Zealand. 
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:  Risk posed by 
Drosophila suzukii on fresh apricots exported to New Ze aland from the United States of 
America. 
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)   
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/NZL/481 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:       
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  28 May 2012  
Applicable until further notice 
[ ] 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:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733;  E-mail:  
sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm  
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@mpi.govt.nz 
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm