Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/NZL/764
Date notice	13/03/2024
Notice type	Regular
Title	Import health standard: Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing
Summary	This notification relates to amendments to the import health standard: Grain and Seeds for Consumption, Feed or Processing following public consultation that involve: • requiring maize grain imported into New Zealand to be dried to a moisture content of 14% or less before export; • removing 11 regulated pests for the Zea mays pest list, along with the requirements to those pest; • removing phytosanitary measures for three regulated pests for import of hulled Cannabis sativa seeds; • expanding issuance authority for sampling certificates. This amendment will facilitate trade of Zea mays and hulled Cannabis sativa seeds, provide new trade opportunities, and reduce the costs for importers.
Product	Grain and seeds for consumption, feed, and processing
Country	New Zealand

File attach:
NNZL764.pdf

Orther Notice:

G/SPS/N/USA/3257/Add.2 - Listing of Colour Additives Exempt from Certification; Gardenia (Genipin) Blue; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/TZA/489 - AFDC5 (3989) DTZS, Alcohol/Brewer's Yeast - Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/IND/342 - Draft Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
G/SPS/N/EU/899 - Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, chlormequat, metribuzin, metribuzin-desamino-diketo (metribuzin-DADK), terbuthylazine and triclopyr in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/643/Add.1 - Prolongation of the requirements put in place in relation to Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith)
G/SPS/N/BRA/2441/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1340, 25 July 2025
G/SPS/N/USA/3538 - Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities--September 2025.
G/SPS/N/USA/3537 - Green Innovation GmbH; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use); Notification of Petition.
G/SPS/N/TZA/488 - CD-ARS 1023: 2025, Live grading for rabbits, guinea pigs and other small mammals —Specification , First Edition.
G/SPS/N/TUR/15/Add.1 - Approved Establishment System of the Republic of Türkiye for the Importation of Certain Animal-Origin Foods
G/SPS/N/COL/368/Add.1 - Resolución No. 00030058 del 25 de noviembre de 2025 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por la cual se establece el Programa de Inspección en Puntos de Origen Habilitados para las Exportaciones por Vía Marítima de Flor Cortada, Follaje y Fruta Fresca desde el Territorio Colombiano"
G/SPS/N/CAN/1592/Add.1 - Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to extend the use of caffeine
G/SPS/N/CAN/1592 - Proposal to modify the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient.
G/SPS/N/URY/103 - Proyecto de Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca por la que se aprueban los siguientes procedimientos: "Procedimiento para la Habilitación de Establecimientos de Cuarentenas y Unidades autorizadas para el alojamiento de équidos importados, Versión 1" y "Procedimiento para la Importación de Équidos, Versión 1".
G/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.1 - Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List
G/SPS/N/EU/781 - Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/781 - Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.24 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle
G/SPS/N/KGZ/41 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU.
G/SPS/N/JPN/1375/Add.1 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.24/Corr.1 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle: Release of the draft pest risk analysis for khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) – Part 1
G/SPS/N/UKR/255 - Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1478 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Establishment and Maintenance of Registers, Implementation of Customs Control and Official Control Measures" of 19 November 2025.
G/SPS/N/UKR/254/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On approval of the procedure and methodology for assessing the impact on human health of vitamins, minerals and other substances and their maximum permissible doses in food products offered for circulation as dietary supplements"
G/SPS/N/KGZ/40 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the List of Regulated Products (Consignments, Materials, Goods) Subject to Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Surveillance) at the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union and in the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
G/SPS/N/AUS/625 - Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia.
G/SPS/N/TPKM/650/Add.1 - Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products
G/SPS/N/URY/102 - Proyecto de Resolución de Prohibición de Solventes en base a tipos de hidrocarburos/cortes de petróleo y otras sustancias para la formulación de Productos Fitosanitarios.
G/SPS/N/URY/101 - Proyecto de Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas por la que se aplican Restricciones de Uso al Clorpirifos. Idioma(s): español.
G/SPS/N/EU/898 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 as regards the application form for authorisations of feed additives and the designation of target animal species and categories (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/HND/26 - Reglamento de Cuarentena Agropecuaria (Regulation on agricultural quarantine)
G/SPS/N/HND/11 - Reglamento para Embalaje de Madera Utilizado en el Comercio Internacional (Regulations on wood packaging material in international trade).
G/SPS/N/HND/17/Add.1 - Reglamento para la Producción, Procesamiento, Comercialización, Registro y Control de la Agricultura Orgánica
G/SPS/N/HND/16/Add.1 - Reglamento para el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes, Estimulantes, Enmiendas, Materias Primas y Sustancias Afines para uso Agrícola y Jardinería
G/SPS/N/HND/17 - Reglamento sobre Agricultura Orgánica (Regulation on organic agriculture)
G/SPS/N/HND/16 - Reglamento sobre el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes y Materias Primas (Regulation governing the registration, use and control of fertilizers and raw materials)
G/SPS/N/SLV/149 - Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 55.02.01:25 Embalaje de madera. Medidas fitosanitarias, requisitos para el uso de la marca internacional y para el otorgamiento del registro.
G/SPS/N/EU/851/Add.2 - The listing and the measures for regulated non-quarantine pests
G/SPS/N/CAN/1625 - Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of exo-inulinase.
G/SPS/N/TZA/487 - PCD 739: 2025, Dried raw seaweed - Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/TUR/154 - Veterinary health certificate for products subject to veterinary controls for direct transit through Republic of Türkiye or for temporary storage intended for dispatch to another country/ship.
G/SPS/N/RUS/341 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the List of Regulated Products (Consignments, Materials, Goods) Subject to Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Surveillance) at the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union and in the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
G/SPS/N/RUS/340 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU.
G/SPS/N/KOR/833 - Proposed revision of the "Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control".
G/SPS/N/EU/875/Add.1 - Transitional measures for plastic materials and articles manufactured with salicylic acid or untreated wood flour or fibres
G/SPS/N/CAN/1624 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Spidoxamat (PMRL2025-27).
G/SPS/N/USA/3536 - Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule.
G/SPS/N/USA/3535 - Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1623 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Pyrethrins (PMRL2025-25).
G/SPS/N/CAN/1621 - RMD–25–03: Pest risk management document to deregulate Phytophthora abietivora in Canada.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1622 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Penthiopyrad (PMRL2025-26).