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30 September 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  30 September 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of New Zealand . 
 
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Title:  Proposed changes can be found in the following links:  
• Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan - Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan - Auahi Kore 
Aotearoa Mahere Rautaki 2025 | Ministry of Health NZ; and  
• Cabinet paper - Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan approval, pages 5 -6 -
https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/information -
release/cabinet_paper_smokefree_action_plan_2025.pdf  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
New Addendum  
 
Description:  As per G/TBT/N/NZL/109/Add.1, the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products 
(Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill was introduced on 21 June 2022. The Bill gives effect to the key 
regulatory measures agreed under the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan. This includes proposed 
new requirements for smoked tobacco products that were previou sly notified to the TBT Committee 
in December 2021, such as limits on the quantity of nicotine and other constituents of smoked 
tobacco products.  
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill can be 
found on the New Zeal and Parliament website: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills -and-
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/NZL/109/Add.2  
 
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  laws/bills -proposed -laws/ document/BILL_125245/smokefree -environments -and-regulated -
products -smoked -tobacco  
The Bill is being considered by the New Zealand Parliament Health Select Committee, along with 
public submissions received on the Bill. Written submissions to the Health Comm ittee closed on 24 
August 2022 and oral submissions finished on 28 September. Written submissions to the Health 
Committee and links to oral hearings can be found at the above link for the New Zealand Parliament 
website. The main purpose of the Committee's consideration is to decide whether to recommend to 
the House of Representatives that the Bill be passed. The Committee may also recommend 
amendments to the Bill, including as a result of submissions received.  
Feedback received in submissions includes that if a nicotine level for smoked tobacco products is 
set, it should be prescribed in the primary Act, rather than in regulations. Many submissions from 
experts as well as healthcare and community organisations gave specific suggestions for the nicotine 
level. These ranged between 0.4mg/g and 2.4mg/g tobacco.  
The Ministry of Health will also provide advice to the Select Committee on matters raised in 
submissions. This will include advice on whether the nicotine level should be prescribed in the 
primary Act rat her than regulations, and the level it should be set at. This advice will take into 
account submissions received on the matter, and advice from the Technical Expert Advisory Group: 
Low Nicotine Smoked Tobacco Products.  
New Zealand wishes to inform members of matters raised by submitters, and provide an opportunity 
for members to provide any additional comment on these matters, prior to the Committee reporting 
back to Parliament on 1 December 2022.  
Comments can be sent to New Zealand's TBT Enquiry Point at wto@standards.co.nz . 
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