The Ministry of Primary Industries is seeking feedback on proposed biosecurity amendments for importing vehicles, machinery, and tyres into New Zealand.
The Import Health Standard: standard for vehicles, machinery and tyres sets out the requirements when importing vehicles, machinery and tyres into New Zealand to obtain biosecurity clearance.
The associated guidance document to the standard for vehicles, machinery and tyres provides explanatory information to help importers and affected stakeholders meet the requirements of the standard.
MPI would like feedback on the proposed changes to the standard and guidance on new requirements for the management of the brown marmorated stink bug from the USA.
It is also seeking feedback on amended offshore requirements for used vehicles shipped as break bulk from Japan as well as used agricultural, forestry and horticultural vehicles and machinery.
MPI says comments on the draft documents have a deadline of 5 pm on 6 November 2015.
MPI prefers to get submissions by email to standards@mpi.govt.nz.
Send written submissions to Biosecurity and Environment Group, Plants, Food and Environment Directorate, Regulation and Assurance Branch, Ministry of Primary Industries, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.
Links available here.
