Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Hop plants for planting (Humulus lupulus and Humulus neomexicanus)
WTO code |
G/SPS/N/NZL/729/Add.1 |
Date notice |
15/12/2023 |
Notice type |
Regular |
Title |
Hop plants for planting (Humulus lupulus and Humulus neomexicanus) |
Summary |
This is an addendum to New Zealand's WTO notification (G/SPS/N/NZL/729) made on 25 August 2023 on proposed import requirements for hop plants for planting. The notified amendment was a risk management proposal for new requirements for importing hop plants for planting into New Zealand. It also included a new pest list. This addendum does not extend the scope of the previously notified regulation nor will it potentially affect Members as this is a trade enabling amendment.
In response to comments on our first proposal, we have adjusted a couple of risk management measures as follows:
- Added an option for testing fungal pests by culture-based identification instead of PCR.
- Added humidity and misting controls in post-entry quarantine in New Zealand.
- Changed the sample type for Pseudoperonospora humuli from stem/shoot and root to just stem/shoot.
We have now drafted the import health standard and changed the proposed date of entry into force to 4 March 2024.
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Product |
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Country |
New Zealand |
File attach:
NNZL729A1.pdf
Orther Notice: