. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NZL/10
23 October 2002
(02-5832)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying  NEW ZEALAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  Dr Gerard Clover,
MAF Biosecurity Authority, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.
Tel: +64 4 470 2743.  Fax: +64 4 474 4257.  Email: cloverg@maf.govt.nz
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Glycine max  (soybean)
seed for sowing.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Protocol for testing
imports of Glycine max  seed for sowing for the presence of genetically modified seed
(Five pages, in English).
6. Description of content:   Proposed measures to prevent the unauthorised importation of
genetically modified Glycine max  seed into New Zealand.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Biosecurity Act 1993 prohibits the importation of a new organism that has not been
approved under the Hazardous Substances a nd New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO).  To date,
genetically modified organisms, including Glycine max  seeds, have not been approved for
release into New Zealand.  The proposed measur es aim to ensure that genetically modified
Zea mays seeds, that are not approved under the HSNO Act, are not released intoNew Zealand’s environment through imports of conventional Glycine max  seed.
Upon adoption, the protocol will remain in force until such time as genetically modified
Glycine max  seed is approved for release under the HSNO Act.
8. Relevant documents:   Protocol for testing imports of Glycine max  seed for sowing for the
presence of genetically modified seeds, Protocol for testing imports of Brassica napus var.
oleifera seed for sowing for the presence of genetically modified seed, Protocol for testing
imports of Zea mays  seed for sowing for the presence of genetically modified seed.G/TBT/N/NZL/10
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 January 2003
10. Final date for comments:   14 December 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Mr Keawe Woodmore,
MAF Biosecurity Authority,
PO Box 2526,
Wellington,New Zealand.
Tel:  +64 4 474 4226
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
Email: sps@maf.govt.nz