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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/199
31 January 2003
(03-0652)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Zea mays  (maize) grain for processing
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   A l l
countries.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Zea mays  (maize) grain for
consumption or processing (available in English, 26 pages)
6. Description of content:   The import heath standard schedule for Zea mays (maize)  grain for
consumption or processing stipulates the requirements for the importation into New Zealand
of Zea mays (maize)  grain for consumption or processing.
This includes the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary certification
requirements, additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate, inspection and testingrequirements, post-entry restrictions and treatment requirements.
As these are trade-facilitating measures the import health standard has been adopted.
However, New Zealand will still take any comments into account and amend the import
health standard if necessary.
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion 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:  17 February 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 February 2003G/SPS/N/NZL/199
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12. Final date for comments:  4 April 2003
Please note: New Zealand intends adopting the revised import requirements for Zea mays
(maize)  grain for consumption or processing on 17 February 2003.  However, New Zealand
will accept comments until 4 April 2003, and where appropriate, will include them in an
amended import health standard schedule.
Agency or authority designated to handle comment s:  [   ] National notification authority,
[   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:
Plant Imports – Consultation on Zea mays  grain
Plants Biosecurity
Biosecurity AuthorityMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALAND
Fax: +64 4 474 4257Email: 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:
Coordinator
SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New ZealandTel: +64 4 474 4151;
Fax: +64 4 498 9888;
E-mail: sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm