Notifications for New Zealand (373 notifications)

The Import Health Standard for Fresh Ginger for Human Consumption allows the importation of fresh ginger (Zingiber officinale and Z. zerumbet) rhizomes into New Zealand. The Risk Management Proposal describes the potential pests associated with the pathway in addition to justifying how those pest will be managed.

The Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock describes the import specifications and entry conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand, contains specific import requirements.

The Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock describes the import specifications and entry conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand contains specific import requirements.

Adoption of the Import Health Standard for Vehicles, Machinery and Parts.

Adoption of the Import Health Standard for Sea Containers from all countries.

The Import Health Standard contains specific import requirements. These are the rules to manage the biosecurity risk associated with regulated pests that may be imported into New Zealand in association with Prunus plants for planting.

The document contains technical details on proposals to amend the current Notice issued under the Food Act 2014 that lists the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for agricultural compounds in New Zealand.MPI proposes the following amendments to the Notice: The addition of new MRL entries for the following compounds: Coumatetralyl: 0.001(*) mg/kg in any food. Difethialone: 0.001(*) mg/kg in any food. Diphacinone: 0.001(*) mg/kg in any food. Flumioxazin: 0.02(*) mg/kg in grapes; 0.02(*) mg/kg in kiwifruit; 0.02(*) mg/kg in pome fruits; 0.02(*) mg/kg in stone fruits; 0.02(*) mg/kg in mammalian fat, meat, and offal; and 0.02(*) mg/kg in milk. Isoflucypram: 0.15 mg/kg in barley grain; 0.01(*) in eggs; 0.04(*) mg/kg in mammalian fat; 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian offal; 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian meat; 0.005(*) mg/kg in milk; 0.01(*) in poultry meat; 0.02 mg/kg in poultry offal; 0.02 mg/kg in wheat grain; and 0.02 mg/kg in triticale grain. Metribuzin: 0.01(*) mg/kg in potatoes. Pyroxasulfone: 0.02(*) mg/kg in eggs; 0.02(*) mg/kg in mammalian fat; 0.02(*) mg/kg in mammalian meat; 0.02(*) mg/kg in mammalian offal; 0.002(*) mg/kg in milk; 0.02(*) mg/kg in poultry meat; 0.02(*) mg/kg in poultry offal; 0.01(*) mg/kg in triticale; and 0.01 (*) mg/kg in wheat. Tetraniliprole: 0.2 mg/kg in pome fruits. > The amendment of existing MRL entries for the following compounds and commodities: Clethodim: 0.02(*) mg/kg in grapes. Difenoconazole: 0.05 mg/kg in grapes; 0.01 mg/kg in mammalian fat (except milk fat); 0.01 mg/kg in mammalian meat; 0.01 mg/kg in mammalian offal; and 0.01 mg/kg in milk. Eprinomectin: 0.1 mg/kg in sheep fat; 0.05 mg/kg in sheep meat; 0.2 mg/kg in sheep offal; and 0.02 mg/kg in sheep milk. Clethodim: 0.2 mg/kg in mammalian meat; 0.2 mg/kg in mammalian offal; and 0.05 mg/kg in milk. Flufenacet: 0.01(*) mg/kg in potatoes. Flusilazole: 0.01(*) mg/kg in grapes, 0.05(*) mg/kg in mammalian fat, 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian meat, 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian offal, and 0.01(*) mg/kg in milk. Mandestrobin: 1.5 mg/kg in head lettuce; and 10 mg/kg in leafy lettuce. Metrafenone: 0.15 mg/kg in grapes; 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian fat; 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian meat; 0.01(*) mg/kg in mammalian offal; and 0.01(*) mg/kg in milk. >Note: (*) indicates that the maximum residue level has been set at or about the limit of analytical quantification. The addition of exemptions from compliance with a MRL for the following compounds: Chromobacterium subtsugae PRAA4-1T and its metabolites (including violacein) oils, when used as an agricultural chemical, in Schedule 2 (agricultural chemicals) of the Notice. Cross-linked polyacrylamide, when used as an intra-articular injectable veterinary medicine in horses, in Schedule 3 (veterinary medicines) of the Notice. Vaccine and diagnostic antigens, when used as a veterinary medicine, in Schedule 3 of the Notice. The amendment of an existing exemption from compliance with a MRL in Schedule 2 of the Notice for bromochlorodimethylhydantoin, to update the CAS numbers applicable to the entry.

MPI is consulting on proposed amendments to the phytosanitary measures for the management of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) on fresh pumpkin and watermelon fruit from Australia.

The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries has made urgent amendments to the Import Health Standard 152.02 Schedules for grape and plum from Chile. Amendments include the additions of Drosophila suzukii to the pest lists for plum and grape and disinfestation measures.

Requirements for vehicles, machinery and equipment imported into New Zealand.

Import Health Standard to manage the biosecurity.

The standard describes the import specifications and entry conditions for seeds for sowing imported into New Zealand.Conditions for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)The measures are as follows:An additional declaration for ‘pest free area' endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate by the NPPO of the exporting country with the following wording:‘The (insert seed species) seeds were sourced from pest free area, free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus'. ORAn additional declaration for ‘pest free place of production' endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate by the NPPO of the exporting country with the following wording:‘The (insert seed species) seeds was sourced from a ‘pest free place of production' free from for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus".ORAn additional declaration for testing endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate by the NPPO of the exporting country with the following wording:‘The (insert seed species) seed lot was officially tested, on a representative sample of a minimum of 3000 seeds officially drawn according to the ISTA or AOSA sampling methodology, using an approved ELISA NPPO testing method and found free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus".

The standard describes the import specifications and entry conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has amended the Import Health Standard for Zoo Asian Elephants from Australia and Sri Lanka. The amended standard allows for zoo Asian elephants to be imported directly from Sri Lanka following extended quarantine and testing without the requirement for quarantine in an FMD-free country.

The standard describes the import specifications and entry conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand.

Disease-specific requirements and general requirements for the collection, processing, storage, and transport of equine semen and embryos for export to New Zealand from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States of America.

Import requirements for egg products. This consultation includes minor changes to two commodities. The maximum egg content in mayonnaise has been raised to 20% from 10%. There has been a change to the documentation required for importing 'Century eggs'. This product now requires a manufacturer's declaration.

Araucaria schedule was amended to include conditions for Xylella fastidiosa, which only applies to Broussonetia genus. Other host plant genera (Hakea Sassafras Stewartia Swainsona, and Talinum) laid under conditions of Hebe schedule, which has already appropriate measures against Xylella fastidiosa on plants for planting pathways.

The standard describes the import specifications and entry conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand. Conditions for Ralstonia pseudosolanacearumOne of the following Additional Declarations must be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate: "The (insert plant species) plants were sourced from a pest free area, free from Ralstonia pseudosolanacearumor "The (insert plant species) plant have been sourced from a 'pest free place of production', where parent plants were tested according to an NPPO approved methodology and found free from Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum".

The document contains generic import requirements for Biosecurity import requirements for live equids. These are the rules to manage the biosecurity risk of importing equids from all countries that can meet the requirements of the IHS and in doing so meet New Zealand's appropriate level of protection. The generic IHS serves as the basis for country-to-country (bilateral) negotiations. This guidance document (GD) contains a model veterinary certificate and the bilaterally-agreed veterinary certification for trade in equids. Each country-specific veterinary certificate represents what will be certified prior to exporting consignments of equids from the country specified.