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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/159/Rev.1
21 November 2001
(01-5907)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Revision
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:  All countries
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Import Health Standard:  Cut
Flowers and Branches – Cordyline  and Dracaena  Species from all Countries
(25 October 2001) (25 pages)
5. Description of content: The draft import health standard for cut flowers and branches of
Cordyline  and Dracaena  from all countries describes the phytosanitary requirements for
importing these commodities into New Zealand from any country in the world.
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:
• Import Risk Analysis of Cordyline  and Dracaena  cut flowers and branches for the
development of a generic import health standard (31 August 2001).
• Peer review of the import risk analysis of Cordyline  and Dracaena  cut flowers and
branches June/July 2001: Summary of Submissions (31 August 2001).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 January 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  25 January 2002G/SPS/N/NZL/159/Rev.1
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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:
Mr Keawe Woodmore
Coordinator
SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526, 101-103 The Terrace
Wellington, New ZealandTel:  +64 4 474 4226.
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730.
Email:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:   http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm