Commodity Levies (Paeonies) Order 2012. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Floriculture Tax/levy Non-governmental entity Research Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on 19 October 2012. Abstract This Order imposes a levy on paeonies that are grown in New Zealand by commercial growers. The levy is payable to the New Zealand Paeony Society Incorporated by commercial growers. The levy is calculated on the basis of the selling price of paeonies sold in a levy year. The levy is intended to fund activities specifically related to paeonies, including product and market research and development, promotion and education. 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