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18 July 2023  
(23-4866) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 18 July 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand . 
 
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Amended Import Health Standard for Prunus Plants for Planting  
Three more pests have been removed from the regulated pest list on Prunus plants for planting being 
exported to New Zealand. American plum line pattern virus, Little cherry virus -2, and Plum bark 
necrosis stem pitting -associated virus.  
Amended the regulation of raspberry ringspot virus. The record now specifies "strains not in 
New Zealand" because "raspberry strain" is present in New Zealand, but the other strains remain 
regulated and unwanted.  
Adopted on: 12 July 2023.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_11110_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification an d/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Z ealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 
894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations  G/SPS/N/NZL/720/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available ) of other body:  
Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 
894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations  
 
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