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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/162
29 January 2002
(02-0450)
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).  Vaccinium corymbosum bud wood/cuttings (stems only) and Vaccinium
corymbosum plants in tissue culture   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:  All countries
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Requirements for
Vaccinium corymbosum  (14 pages)
5. Description of content:  The import requirements for Vaccinium corymbosum  stipulates the
requirements for the importation of Vaccinium corymbosum bud wood/cuttings (stems only)
and plants in tissue culture into New Zealand.
This includes the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary certification
requirements, additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate, inspection and testing
requirements and post-entry quarantine.
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:  None
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 April 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 April 2002
11. Final date for comments:  1 April 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. Veronica Herrera, National Adviser Transitional and
Containment Facilities – Plants, MAF Bios ecurity Authority, PO Box 2526, Wellington,
New Zealand;  Fax:  +64 4 474 4257;  E-mail:  plantimports@maf.govt.nz OR
HerreraV@maf.govt.nzG/SPS/N/NZL/162
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12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Mr. Keawe
Woodmore, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, 101-103 The Terrace, Wellington,
New Zealand;  Tel:  +64 4 474 4226;  Fax:   +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website: http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm