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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/238
20 June 2003
(03-3325)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Shelf stable petfoods containing bov ine material from all countries.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Canada
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard
in English for the importation of shelf stable petfoods containing bovine ingredients into
New Zealand from all countries (7 pages).
6. Description of content:   This import health standard allows for the importation of shelf
stable petfoods containing bovine ingredie nts into New Zealand from all countries.
Following a case of BSE in Canada, this import health standard has been amended to exclude
Canada from relevant clauses relating to the importation of petfood containing bovinematerial.  The conditions for the importation of  such products from Canada can now be found
in the import health standard "Import health standard for the importation into New Zealand of
shelf stable petfoods containing bovin e material from specified countries".
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   New information
resulting from a case of BSE in Canada.
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   None
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   6 June 2003G/SPS/N/NZL/238
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12.Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ms. Sally Griffin
Co-ordinator
Biosecurity Co-ordination-International
SPS New ZealandPO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4140
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm