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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/158
9 November 2001
(01-5540)
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Cut flowers and branches of Cordyline and Dracaena plants. Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:           
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Risk Analysis of Cordyline
and Dracaena  Cut Flowers and Branches for the Development of a Generic Import Health
Standard, 31 August 2001 (96 pages)
5. Description of content: The import risk analysis of Cordyline  and Dracaena  cut flowers and
branches for the development of a generic impor t health standard encompasses the pest list,
pest categorisation, risk assessment and risk mitig ation steps of a risk analysis required for the
development of phytosanitary measures for th e import into New Zealand of cut flowers and
branches of Cordyline  and Dracaena
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 standard, guideline or recommendation 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:  Peer review of the
import risk analysis of Cordyline  and Dracaena  cut flowers and branches June/July 2001:
Summary of Submissions (31 August 2001) (available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 January 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  25 January 2002G/SPS/N/NZL/158
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11. Final date for comments:  18 January 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:  Dr Michael Ormsby, New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry, 101-103 The Terrace, P.O Box 2526, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND,
Tel:  +64 4 498 9630, Fax:  +64 4 470 2741, Email:  forestihs@maf.govt.nz
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Dr Michael Ormsby
New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
P.O Box 2526, Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Tel:  +64 4 498 9630Fax:  +64 4 470 2741
Email:  forestihs@maf.govt.nz