Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Craft Risk Management Standard for Biofouling on Vessels Arriving to New Zealand.
| WTO code |
G/SPS/N/NZL/563 |
| Date notice |
19/12/2017 |
| Notice type |
Regular |
| Title |
Craft Risk Management Standard for Biofouling on Vessels Arriving to New Zealand. |
| Summary |
The Craft Risk Management Standard for Biofouling on Vessels Arriving to New Zealand manages the biosecurity risk associated with biofouling on international vessels by stipulating that all vessels arrive in New Zealand with a clean hull. The definition of a clean hull is based on the vessel's itinerary in New Zealand and is detailed in the Standard. Vessels from any country (including New Zealand) arriving in New Zealand from the territory of another nation will need to provide evidence that biofouling has been managed to the defined clean hull thresholds in order to comply with the Standard. For vessels using best practices to manage biofouling, compliance with the Standard will only require extra record-keeping, so it is not expected to have a strong impact on trade.
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| Product |
Biofouling (growth of marine organisms on the wetted surface of a vessel's hull) |
| Country |
New Zealand |
File attach:
NNZL563.pdf
Orther Notice: