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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/168
1 March 2002
(02-1028)
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).  Cooked breadfruit ( Artocarpus altilis )  Regions or countries likely to be
affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga and
Tuvalu
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  "Information note for WTO
Members: Review of the requirements for th e importation of breadfruit into New Zealand"
(1 page) (Available in English)
5. Description of content:  Due to the ongoing interceptions of viable fruit fly eggs
(Bactrocera xanthodes)  via passenger accompanied consignments of cooked breadfruit
(Artocarpus altilis  ), (25 interceptions in the last 12 months) the New Zealand Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry (NZ MAF) will be prohibiting the importation of cooked
breadfruit (private accompanied and unaccompanied consignments) from all Pacific Island
countries from 8 April 2002.
It is possible however, to still export breadfruit to New Zealand via the High Temperature
Forced Air (HTFA) pathway.  The breadfruit will need to be accompanied by an
appropriately endorsed phytosanitary certificate and packaged in accordance with
section 5.2 of the MAF Plants Biosecurity Standard 152.02 "Importation and Clearance ofFresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand".
Changes to the phytosanitary requirements have been summarized below:
1. Breadfruit shall be accompanied by a valid phytosanitary certificate (with requisite 
additional declarations) issued by the NPPO.
2. Breadfruit shall be treated by high temp erature forced air (47.2°C for 20 minutes).
3. Breadfruit shall be packaged in pest proof packaging.  All packages shall be sealed with 
a destructible sticker/label identifying the plant quarantine authority in the exporting 
country and directly traceable to the phytosanitary certificate.
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           G/SPS/N/NZL/168
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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:  25 February 2002
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 April 2002
11. Final date for comments:  28 March 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:  Mr. Matthew Spence, MAF Biosecurity Authority, PO Box 2526,
Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 498 9852.  Fax:  +64 4 474 4257.  Email:
spencem@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 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