Draft import health standard for waste for recovery, reprocessing, recycling or disposal (to replace the IHS for inorganic risk materials)

Update – 12 March 2024

Final Import Health Standard released and review of submissions

Following the consultation that closed on 20 September 2023, MPI has released the final Import Health Standard for Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling, or Disposal along with the review of submissions.

Import Health Standard: Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling or Disposal [PDF, 331 KB]

Review of submissions [PDF, 590 KB]

WTO notification

WTO addendum: waste standard [PDF, 87 KB]

Consultation background

From 26 July to 20 September 2023, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invited comment on the proposed Import Health Standard for Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling, or Disposal.

This proposed standard was to replace the current standard for Inorganic Risk Materials, which will be revoked.

Full details of the standard and proposed changes to import requirements were in the consultation documents.

Consultation documents

Draft Standard: Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling or Disposal [PDF, 411 KB]

Risk Management Proposal: Waste for Recovery, Reprocessing, Recycling or Disposal [PDF, 379 KB]

Legal background

MPI must consult with interested parties in accordance with section 23 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 (the Act) and MPI's consultation policy before issuing or amending (other than of minor or urgent nature) import health standards (IHS) under sections 24A and 24B of the Act.

An IHS specifies import requirements that must be met either in the country of origin or of export, or during transit, before biosecurity clearance can be given for the goods to enter New Zealand. MPI must ensure that these requirements are technically justified and provide an appropriate level of biosecurity protection.

Submissions are public information

Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.

People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.

If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.

Official Information Act 1982 – NZ Legislation

Draft import health standard for waste for recovery, reprocessing, recycling or disposal (to replace the IHS for inorganic risk materials)

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