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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/37
6 April 1999
(99-1357)
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:   New Zealand Ministry of  Agriculture and Forestry
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Triticum
aestivum  seeds for sowing
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Generic Import Health Standard;
Commodity Sub-Class:  Seeds for Sowing; :  Triticum aestivum  (28 pages, excluding signoff
cover sheet)
5. Description of content: This generic import health standard (GIHS) states the requirements
for the importation of all Triticum aestivum  seeds for sowing into New Zealand.  It includes
requirements for pre-export, phytosanitary certification, transit, biosecurity and quarantine,
inspection and testing.  It also outlines the actions undertaken on the interception ordetection of regulated organisms or contaminants.
6. 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
7. An international standa rd, guideline or recommendati on does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 May 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Once this GIHS is adopted, it is immediately in force.G/SPS/N/NZL/37
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11. Final date for comments:   Friday 21 May 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] National notification authority,
[  ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:  The Chief Plants Officer, MAF Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry;  PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand
Attention:  Dr Joan Breach;  National Advisor Import Health Standards – Plants;  Fax::
(+64) 4-474 4257;  Email:  plantihs@maf.govt.nz
12. Texts available from:  [  ] National notification authority,  [  ]  National enquiry point,  or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Go to
http://www.maf.govt.nz/Standards/plants/plantIHS/consult.html