 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/245/Add.1 
15 March 2004 
 (04-1120) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
 The following communication, dated 10 March 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand
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Importation of bovine embryos from Canada  
  On 11 July 2003, New Zealand notified to WTO members the draft import health standard (G/SPS/N/NZL/248) for bovine embryos from Canada .  The final date for comments on the draft 
import health standard closed on 8 August 2003.  
 A small number of comments were received during the comments period and the import 
health standard has been modified accordingly.  The following changes have been made to the import 
health standard.   Noted that 'the period of embryo collection(s) must be 60 days or less'. 
 
 The testing requirements for Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) have been modified.    For further information or copies of the notified document, contact Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, We llington, New Zealand.  Tel: +64 4 474 4140; 
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz.  The notified document is also available on the 
internet at: 
 http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/addendums.htm 
  
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