. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/47
2 September 1999
(99-3636)
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
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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Animal repellent containing bovine/porcine origin blood meal from Sweden.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard for the
importation into New Zealand of animal repe llent containing bovine/porcine origin blood
meal from Sweden  – 7 pages.
5. 5. Description of content: This import health standard allows for the importation of
bovine and porcine blood meal from Sweden and includes the following safeguards:
− The blood meal is derived from cattle and pigs which received veterinary ante-mortem
and post-mortem inspection at the time of slaughter.
− The animals were found to be sound and s howed no evidence of African swine fever,
anthrax, classical swine fever, foot and m outh disease, rinderpest and swine vesicular
disease.
− The blood meal is derived from animals of Swedish origin slaughtered in a government
licensed establishment that slaughters animals for human consumption and that operates
under government veterinary supervision.
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:  8 November 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  8 November 1999
11. Final date for comments:  1 November 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifG/SPS/N/NZL/47
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available) of other body:
Barbara Christensen
National Adviser, International Trade, Biosecurity Authority
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New ZealandPhone: (+64) 4 498 9807
Facsimile (+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:           