G/SPS/N/NZL/756  
23 November 2023  
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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  (MPI)  
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):   
1. Bovine meat and bovine meat products, and food containing such products  
2. Fresh cheese, curd cheese and soft cheese (pasteurised)  
4. Regions or countr ies likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei  
5. Title of the notified document:  Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food 
Importers and Imported Food for Sale . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  23 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13629_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Food Notice specifies requirements for New Zealand 
registered importers and imported food for sale. Parts 5, 6 and Schedule 1 of the 
Food Notice contains the import requirements for specified foods that require food safety 
clearance to be permitted entry into New Zealand.  
Changes made:  
• Update products permitted entry from Chinese Taipei in Part 6, Table 1, to include 
cooked bovine meat products ; 
• Update products permitted entry from Australia in Part 6, Table 1, to include bovine 
meat products processed or manufactured in New Zealand ; 
• Updates the list of countries that can use an official certificate for clearance for entry 
of pasteurised fresh cheese, curd cheese and soft cheese in Schedule 1, to include 
Switzerland.  
7. 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.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems 
CAC/GL  47-200 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/NZL/756  
 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
WTO Discussion Paper –Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and 
Imported Food for Sale - Nov 2023  (available in English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_13629_01_e.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 November 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 November 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 27 November 2023  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Comments will be taken at any time.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authorit y, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Sally Griffin, 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 -notifications/  
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:   
Sally Griffin, 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 -notifications/