New Zealand #4509 (v.4)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
22/12/2022 - present
Current active version v.4
Reporting member
New Zealand
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Conditional prohibition on the importation and exportation of asbestos containing products
National legal basis
Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1988/0157/latest/whole.html

Imports and Exports (Asbestos-containing Products) Prohibition Order 2016
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2016/0218/10.0/DLM6962529.html

Administrative mechanism
Administered by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Responsible entities
Environmental Protection Authority
HS version
HS 2022
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

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