RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/NZL/2
27March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1096)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NEW ZEALAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cattle embryos,
cattle semen (0511), sheep semen
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Revocation ofimport health standards
forcattle embryos andcattle andsheep semen from theUnited Kingdom (4pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Import health standards covering cattle embryos andcattle and
sheep semen from theUnited Kingdom havebeenrevoked.
6. Objective andrationale: Provisional measures fortheprotection ofanimal health
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Newinformation from UKauthorities onlikely links
between bovine spongiform encephalopathy andCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Higher level ofsanitary protection than would beachieved by
measures based ontheOIEanimal health code, mammals, birds andbees.
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Import health standard
fortheimportation ofcattle embryos intoNew Zealand from theUnited Kingdom
(2November 1996); import health standard fortheimportation ofcattle embryos into
New Zealand from Northern Ireland (31August 1994); import health standard forthe
importation ofcattle semen into New Zealand from theUnited Kingdom
(1March 1995); special import health standard fortheimportation ofsheep semen into
NewZealand from theUnited Kingdom (28April 1995).
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 26March 1996
11. Texts available from/comments to: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax
number ofother body: