Commodity Levies (Asparagus) Order 2012. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Regulation Date 2012 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Vegetables/legumes Tax/levy Dispute settlement Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on 1 September 2012. Abstract This Order imposes a levy on asparagus planted in New Zealand by commercial asparagus growers. The levy is payable to the New Zealand Asparagus Council Incorporated. The levy is calculated on the basis of the area of land occupied by a commercial asparagus grower and planted with asparagus. The levy is intended to fund activities specifically related to asparagus, including research, promotion, quality assurance, biosecurity and industry development. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Implements Commodity Levies Act 1990 (No. 127 of 1990). Legislation | New Zealand | 1990 (2020) Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Tax/levy, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Timber, Planting material/seeds, Minerals, Plant variety, Plant production, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commodity Levies (Asparagus) Order 2018. Legislation | New Zealand | 2018 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Vegetables/legumes, Tax/levy, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX