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Notifying
Member: NEW ZEALAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Ministry for Primary
Industries
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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): Fresh cut flowers and
foliage for decorative purposes
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Ministry for
Primary Industries, Import Health Standard: Fresh Cut Flowers and Foliage for
Decorative Purposes (155.02.04). Language(s):
English. Number of pages:
29
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/NZL/24_07850_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: The proposed standard
will replace the three current standards (Cut
Flowers and Foliage, Cut
Flowers and Branches Cordyline and Dracaena Species from All Countries, and
Oncidium Cut Flowers).
We are
proposing several key changes to what can be imported, and to our import
requirements.
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Adding 36 new
plant genera and remove 78 plant genera. This would bring the total genera
available to import to 136;
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Cut flowers and
foliage will be available from 26 countries instead of 14;
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There will be
additional requirements to manage pests on 57 host genera;
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We will no
longer require any cut flowers and foliage to be devitalised.
Further
details can be found within the Risk Management Proposal document.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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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. 1
[ ] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are
available: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/NZL/24_07850_01_e.pdf
(available in English)
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 March 2025
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 March 2025
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
1 March 2025
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 7 February 2025
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:
Sally
Griffin, 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: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access-and-trade-into-new-zealand/world-trade-organization-notifications/
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Text(s) available from: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Sally Griffin, 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: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access-and-trade-into-new-zealand/world-trade-organization-notifications/
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