New Zealand #4509 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2020 - 22/12/2022
Old version v.3
Reporting member
New Zealand
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Conditional prohibition on the import of asbestos containing products
National legal basis
Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988 Imports and Exports (Asbestos-containing Products) Prohibition Order 2016
Administrative mechanism
Administered by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Responsible entities
Environmental Protection Authority
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

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
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP , CP-X
Symbol
CP
CP-X

Tariff lines

Various
Permitting required for asbestos containing products. (Note that raw asbestos is not approved under...