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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/176
8 July 2002
(02-3774)
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):   Table grapes ( Vitis vinifera )
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Italy
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Import Health
Standard Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables; Table Grapes, Vitis vinifera  from
Italy, 7 June 2002 (English) (20 pages).
6. Description of content:   On 26 November 2001, New Zealand received a formal request
from the New Zealand-based fresh produce importers group to develop an import health
standard for Italian table grapes as an alternate northern hemisphere supply country.
New Zealand has developed an import health standard which includes the
following phytosanitary measures:
• Surveillance for freedom of specified pests;
• "In-field" pest control activities;
• Inspection of the export consignment; and
• Application of a post harvest cold disinfestation treatment (conducted prior to
export or in transit) for Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata ).
As these are trade-facilitating measures negotiated and agreed with Italy, it is
anticipated that the import health standard will be approved shortly and trade allowed to
commence from 15 July 2002.  However, New Zealand will still take any comments into
account and amend 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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/NZL/176
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9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   None
10. Proposed date of adoption:   15 July 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   15 July 2002
12. Final date for comments:   31 August 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:
Mr Justin Downs
MAF Biosecurity Authority
PO Box 2526101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4119
Fax:  +64 4 474 4257
E-mail:  downsj@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 2526
101-103 The TerraceWellington
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