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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/AUS/104
3 September 1999
(99-3680)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Australia New Zealand Food 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:  Meat and meat products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Explanatory Notes – Proposal P166
(29 pages)
5. Description of content:  A proposal to harmonize the permissions between Australia and
New Zealand for voluntary addition of vitamins and minerals.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] 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 [     ].
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:  Australian Food
Standards Code ;  New Zealand Food Regulations 1984  (both in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Recommendation to Government anticipated late 1999;
adoption to follow, pending Government approval late 1999/early 2000 with promulgation
of joint Australia/New Zealand Food Standards Code.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  See paragraph 9 aboveG/SPS/N/AUS/104
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11. Final date for comments:  The domestic closing date for comments is 22 September 1999,
however comments from Members will be accepted until 1 November 1999 if notice of
intention to comment is received by the domestic closing date.
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:           
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
P.O. Box 7186
Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610
Australia
Tel: 61 2 6271 2222
Fax: 61 2 6271 2278E-mail: slo@anzfa.gov.au
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           