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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/297 
28 June 2004 
 (04-2762) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Import requirements for dormant bulbs imported into New Zealand from any 
country. 
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:   Import requirements for 
nursery stock – dormant bulbs (available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  New Zealand MAF is proposing two changes to the import 
requirements for dormant bulbs: 
1. Dormant bulbs which do not require post-ent ry quarantine should no longer require an 
import permit. 
2. Currently 140 plant genera have the opti on to be imported as whole plants, dormant 
bulbs or tissue culture.  However, 60 of th ese genera do not produce truly dormant bulbs, 
corms or rhizomes, and therefore MAF proposes to remove this option. 
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, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection 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:   September 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   September 2004 G/SPS/N/NZL/297 
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 12. Final date for comments:  20 August 2004 
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:    
Plant Imports – Consultation on Dormant Bulbs  
Plants Biosecurity 
Biosecurity Authority Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry PO Box 2526 WELLINGTON 
NEW ZEALAND 
Tel:  +64 4 498 9843 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:  Ms Sally 
Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO  Box 2526, 101-103 The Te rrace, Wellington, 
New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4226;  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/s ps/transparency/notif ications/index.htm  
 
 