G/SPS/N/NZL/614  
20 December 2019  
(19-8908) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
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):  Pig meat and pig meat products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or c ountries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  IHS for Pig meat and pig meat products from Australia . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_7346_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_7346_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Update and amendment to the import health standard for pork 
from Australia  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 15.1 & 15.3  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international s tandard:  The amendment to the standard is to include third country pork 
products from Australia. There are no changes to the existing import conditions for pork.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
(available in Eng lish) G/SPS/N/NZL/614  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Mrs. Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand,  
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.    
Tel: +64 4 894 0431;  
Fax: +64 4 894 0733;  
E-mail:  sps@mpi.govt.nz  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs. Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS  New Zealand,  
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.    
Tel: +64 4 894 0431;  
Fax: +64 4 894 0733;  
E-mail:  sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notificatio ns/