. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/353 
6 June 2006 
 (06-2685) 
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 (MAF)  
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):  Banana ( Musa spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Australia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 
Commodity Sub-class:  Fresh Fruit/Vegetables;  Banana, Musa spp. from Australia, 
2 June 2006 (Available in English, 17 pages).  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has developed an import health standard for bananas 
from Australia.  The import health standard includes the following phytosanitary measures: 
• Surveillance for freedom of specified pests; 
• Pest control activities; 
• Inspection of export consignments; and 
• Application of a pre-export measures for fruit flies ( Bactrocera  sp.).  
As the implementation of this import health standard is trade-facilitating it is anticipated that 
the import health standard will be issued at the time of this notification.  However, 
New Zealand will still take any comments into account and ame nd the import health standard 
if necessary.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/NZL/353 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2 June 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  2 June 2006  
12. Final date for comments:  As the implementation of this import health standard is trade-
facilitating it is anticipated that the import health  standard will be issued at the time of this 
notification.  However, New Zealand will still take any comments into account and amend the 
import health standard if necessary.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, PO Box 2526, 25 The Terrace, 
Wellington, New Zealand.  Fax:  +64 4 819 0662;  E-mail:  imports@maf.govt.nz  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zeala nd, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.  
Tel:  +64 4 819 0431;  Fax:  +64 4 819 0731;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
Website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ sps/transparency/no tifications/index.htm