. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/70
26 September 2000
(00-3875)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEW ZEALAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
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).  Cattle meat products for human consumption  Regions or countries likely to
be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Argentina
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Revocation of import health
standard (1 page)
5. Description of content:  The import health standard for th e importation into New Zealand of
cattle meat products for human consumption from Argentina has been revoked.
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in
Argentina, the import health standard was revoked as it did not include adequate safeguards
against foot-and-mouth disease.  Therefore, the importation of cattle meat products from
Argentina has been suspended.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Higher level of sanitary protection than would
be achieved by measures based on the OIE International Animal Health Code: Mammals,
Birds and Bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Import health
standard for the importation into New Zealand of cattle meat products for human consumption
from Argentina (14 September 1999).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  24 August 2000G/SPS/N/NZL/70
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Comments to Barbara Christensen, National Advi ser International Trade, Animal Biosecurity
group,  Biosecurity Authority, Ministry of  Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526,
Wellington, New Zealand.  Phone: (+64) 4 498 9807, Facsimile (+64) 4 474 4133,  E-mail :
christensenb@maf.govt.nz
Text available from national notification authority.