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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): Plant species eligible for import under the
import health standard: Plants for
Planting (155.02.06) (formally Importation
of Nursery Stock)
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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: Plants for
Planting 155.02.06. Language(s):
English. Number of
pages: 558
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/NZL/25_06798_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: The Ministry for
Primary Industries (MPI) is proposing amendments to the Plants for Planting Import Health
Standard (155.02.06). The proposed amendments will add 28 pests to the pest
lists on 24 host plant genera.
To
manage the risk these pests pose to New Zealand, MPI is proposing to add
phytosanitary requirements for each affected host genera. These updates
include options for:
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Testing
requirements in post entry quarantine;
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Extended
duration of post entry quarantine;
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Requirements
for pest free declarations on phytosanitary certificates.
These
amendments are intended to address the risks associated with specific
pest-host associations and to revise the relevant requirements, thereby
enabling the continued safe trade of these plants.
See the risk
management proposal for details on the justification for the proposed
amendments.
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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.
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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: Risk Management
Proposal
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/NZL/25_06798_01_e.pdf
(available in English)
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 15 January 2026
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 15 January 2026
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
15 July 2026
[X] 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): 2 December 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/news-and-resources/consultations
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