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20 November 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 19 November 2020, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of New Zealand . 
 
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Issue of amended Ministry for Primary Industries Standard 152.02 Importation and Clearance of Fresh 
Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand and IHS Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 
Watermelon from Australia  
In 2019, the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) notified WTO members of a 
consultation on proposed amendments to the phytosanitary measures for the management of 
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) on fresh pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo ) and watermelon 
(Citrullus lanatus ) fruit from Australia.  
For each commodity, MPI proposed t o: 
retain the existing phytosanitary measure for CGMMV (i.e. pest free area) which had been introduced 
as an emergency measure in 2018; and, include a new phytosanitary measure (i.e. pest free place 
of production) for the management of CGMMV. MPI addressed  all concerns and queries raised during 
the consultation and the notified proposal was adopted in the two relevant IHSs on 
19 November  2020.  
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_7169_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_7169_01_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in pro posed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circul ation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/NZL/595/Add.1  
 
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  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:  
Mrs Sal ly Jennings, Coordinator, SPS  New Zealand,  
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.  
Tel: +(644) 894 0431;  
Fax: +(644) 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/   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS  New Zealand,  
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.  
Tel: +(644) 894 0431;  
Fax: +(644) 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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