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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/264
20 November 2003
(03-6201)
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:   New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
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):  Doramectin in milk and canola oil as an insecticide
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Available in English.
(3 pages of technical background.)
6. Description of content:   The New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural
Compounds) Food Standards 2002.   The discussion document proposes changes to the
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of:
• Doramectin in Pigs
and to exempt
• Canola oil as an insecticide from the MRL Food Standards
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] 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:
Doramectin in Milk – (No existing MRLs in New Zealand)
Canola Oil as an insecticide – (No existing MRL in New Zealand)
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  New Zealand
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2002 (available in
English).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   6 January 2004
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   10 February 2004G/SPS/N/NZL/264
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12. Final date for comments:  12 December 2003
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:  "MRL Food Standard 2002", Policy and Regulation Standards
Group (Composition and labelling) New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), POBox 2835, Wellington, New Zealand.  Fax: +64 4 463 2583, E-mail:  policy@nzfsa.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:  Sally Griffin,
Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO 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