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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/182
25 July 2002
(02-4118)
Committee on Sanitary and 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):   Grain for Processing
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chin a, United States of America
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity Standard 155.02.02.06: Importation of Grain forProcessing (English) (49 pages)
6. Description of content:  MAF  Biosecurity Authority Standard 155.0.02.06:  Importation of
Grain for Processing:  Section 1.5, 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 – Appendices, Seed testing in
New Zealand and Schedule of Regulated Weed Seeds.   The amended information specifies
where samples of grain and seeds may be tested for regulated contaminants in new
Zealand.  The Schedule of Regulated Weed Seeds specifies a list of 293 weedgenera/species that are serious contaminants.  The standard includes the pre-shipment
requirements, phytosanitary certification requirements, transit requirements, biosecurity
and quarantine requirements, inspection and treatment requirements and the actions
undertaken on the interception or detection of regulated organisms or contaminants.
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Biosecurity Act 1993
(as amended) (English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  16 September 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   16 September 2002G/SPS/N/NZL/182
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12. Final date for comments:   9 September 2002
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:   
Director - Plants Biosecurity
MAF Biosecurity Authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
P O Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
Attention:  Dr Dave Nendick - National Advisor
Plant Imports (Seeds and Nursery Stock)Fax: +64 4 474 4257
Email:  plantimports@maf.govt.nz
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Keawe Woodmore
Coordinator - SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4226
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm