. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/207
29 April 2003
(03-2262)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Horse semen
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Australia
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Standard
for the importation of horse semen from Australia (available in English, 13 pages).
6. Description of content:  Contains revised conditions for the importation of horses and horse
semen in regards to stallions seropositive for equine arteritis virus.
7. 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
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Chapter 2.5.10.  Equine viral arteritis does not
deal explicitly with "cleared" equine arteri tis virus shedder stallions.  The requirements
proposed are to apply to stallions for import that had previously been known to shed equine
arteritis virus in semen, but are now testing negative for this virus.
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  None
10. Proposed date of adoption:   3 June 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   3 June 2003G/SPS/N/NZL/207
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12. Final date for comments:  31 May 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Paul Berentson
Technical Adviser
International Animal Trade
MAF Biosecurity Authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
Fax: +64 4 474 4227
Email:  berentsonp@maf.govt.nz
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Damian Diack
Coordinator
SPS New ZealandPO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4226
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm