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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/333 
3 October 2005 
 (05-4392) 
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):  Cannabis sativa  (low THC Hemp variety), Pisum , Triticum , and Zea seed for 
sowing  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Schedules 
Cannabis sativa  (low THC Hemp variety), Pisum , Triticum  and Zea seed for sowing 
September 2005 (English) contained within the MAF standard 155.02.05 Importation of seed 
for sowing http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/imports/plants/standards/155-02-05.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand has made a number of amendments to the above 
import health standards which includes: 
• The Import Health Standard Commodity Class: Seeds (Grain)/Nuts Commodity 
Sub-class: Cannabis sativa  Seeds for Sowing has been revoked and the importation 
requirements for Cannabis sativa  are now included in a new schedule of special 
conditions for Cannabis sativa  seed in the MAF standard 155.02.05 Importation of 
Seed for Sowing . 
• Removal of Erwinia rhapontici  from the Pisum  and Triticum  regulated pest list. 
• The addition of other fungic ide treatment options for Pisum  seed. 
Removal of unnecessary additional declaratio ns to the phytosanitary certification 
requirements for Zea mays.  
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/333 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  26 September 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  26 September 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  As these are trade facilitating measures the import health 
schedules have been issued.  However, New Zealand will still take any comments into 
account and amend the import h ealth standard if necessary.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Robert Taylor, MAF Biosecurity Zealand, PO Box 2526, 101-103 
The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: +64 4 498 9811. Fax: +64 4 498 9888. Email: 
Robert.taylor@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 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 474 4257; E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
Website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ sps/transparency/no tifications/index.htm