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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/180
25 July 2002
(02-4122)
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:   Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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):   Honey bee hive products and used equipment
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:  Draft Import Health
Standard for the Importation into New Zeal and of Honey Bee Hive products and Used
Bee-keeping Equipment (English) (22 pages).
6. Description of content:  This Import Health Standard has been drafted following an Import
Risk Analysis based on guidelines set out in Section 1.3 of the International Animal Health
Code .  The commodities considered are:  honey, bee-collected pollen, royal jelly, propolis,
bees' wax and used beekeeping equipment.  Model zoosanitary certificates are included to
manage the risks associated  with:  American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae larvae) ,
European foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton) , Acariasis (Acarapis wood i), Varooasis (Varroa
destructor and other spp), Tropilaelaps clarae and Tropilaelaps koenigerum), bee louse
(Braula coeca), Vespa orientalis and Vespa mandarina, Africanised bees (Apis mellifera
scutella), other Apis species and small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) .
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. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] 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:   The OIE Chapter on Bee Diseases
(Chapter 2.9.1) is currently undergoing revision.  The sanitary requirements for
Melissococcus pluton in this import health standard are based on MAF commissioned
research into the Thermal Death Time of M. pluton conducted at IACR-Rothamsted, UK.  A
mandated Pest Management Programme for Am erican foulbrood exis ts in New Zealand.
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Animal Import Risk
Analysis:  Honey Bee Hive Products and Used Equipment.G/SPS/N/NZL/180
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10. Proposed date of adoption:  Final quarter 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Final quarter 2002
12. Final date for comments:   17 September 2002
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:   
Dr Helen Beban
National Adviser
International Animal TradeMAF Biosecurity Authority
PO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
Tel:  +64 4 474 4138Fax  +64 4 474 4227
E-mail:  bebanh@maf.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:
Mr. Keawe Woodmore
Coordinator - SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4226
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm