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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/227
16 May 2003
(03-2646)
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 (seed) for processing of Triticosecale  sp. (triticale).
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:  MAF  Biosecurity
Authority (Plants) Operational Standard PIT-GFP-ISR, Grain for Processing, Import
System Requirements (available in English, 45 pages).
6. Description of content:  This MAF Biosecurity Authority Standard outlines the
requirements for the implementation of a grain import system (GIS) designed to establish
biosecurity assurances and security leading to provision of biosecurity clearance for
imported grain consignments.  This standard provides guidelines for importing
organization representatives to produce a GIS for their own organization and ensure thatthe grain imported for processing meets MAF's biosecurity requirements.
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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
10. Proposed date of adoption:   14 July 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   14 July 2003G/SPS/N/NZL/227
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12. Final date for comments:  14 July 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Plant Imports - Consultation on MAF Operational Standard - Importation of Grain
  for Processing: Import System Requirements - PIT-GFP-ISR
Plants Biosecurity
Biosecurity Authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
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:
Coordinator
SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4151
Fax:  +64 4 498 9888
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm