New Zealand #4476 (v.4)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/NZL/4 25/10/2019
- Version validity
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01/10/2018 -
01/10/2020
Old version v.4
- Reporting member
- New Zealand
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Conditional prohibition on the importation of hazardous chemicals and new organisms
- National legal basis
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Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO)
- Administrative mechanism
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Hazardous substances and new organisms as outlined in the HSNO Act are not able to enter New Zealand until they have obtained formal approval. This is done once upon the initial introduction of each substance or organism to New Zealand; not on a shipment by shipment basis; and anyone complying with the terms of the approval may import or manufacture the substance or make use of the organism. Once approval has been granted; certain documentation requirements remain.
- Responsible entities
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Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency
- HS version
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HS 2017
- Referenced WTO document symbol
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Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX (b) of the GATT – necessary to protect human , animal or plant life or health - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- CP
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CP
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Tariff lines
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Various
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Substances and new organisms as defined under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act...
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