. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/46
19 August 1999
(99-3493)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEW ZEALAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
(MAF)
2. Agency responsible:  MAF Biosecurity Authority
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Anseriforme (duck, goose, swan or Muscovy duck) eggs from the United
Kingdom
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard for the
importation of anseriforme (duck, goose, swan or Muscovy duck) hatching eggs into New
Zealand from the United Kingdom (11 pages).
5. Description of content:  This import health standard allows for the importation of hatching
eggs derived from ducks, geese, swans or Muscovy ducks from the United Kingdom, andincludes the following safeguards:
- The hatcheries of origin must comply with OIE recommendations;
- Testing regime against the introduction of avian disease of concern such as Newcastle
disease, avian influenza and specific anseriforme disease such as Derszy's disease;
- Quarantine period of 60 days in New Zealand.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[    ] protect territory from other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 October 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  20 October 1999G/SPS/N/NZL/46
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11. Final date for comments:  20 October 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Barbara Christensen, National Adviser, International Trade,
Biosecurity Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington,New Zealand, Phone: (+64) 4 498 9807, Fax: (+64) 4 474 4133,
E-mail: christensenb@maf.govt.nz
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           