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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/268 
16 December 2003 
 (03-6626) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Import requirements for Hippeastrum dormant bulbs and  plants in tissue 
culture 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 
Hippeastru, (Available in English, 7 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The import requirements for Hippeastrum stipulates the 
requirements for the importation of Hippeastrum dormant bulbs and  plants in tissue culture 
into New Zealand. 
This includes the pre-import requirements, documentation, phytosanitary certification 
requirements, additional declarations to the ph ytosanitary certificate, inspection and testing 
requirements and post-entry quarantine. 
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, [   ] Office International des Epizooties, 
[ 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:   May 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   May 2004 G/SPS/N/NZL/268 
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 12. Final date for comments:  5 March 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 Allium - Zantedeschia 
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 E-mail: 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/sps /transparency/notifications/index.htm  
 
 