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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/241
4 July 2003
(03-3612)
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 (MAF)
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):  Carniolan honey bee ( Apis mellifera canica ) semen from the Federal Republic
of Germany
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Germany
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard in
English for the importation of Carniolan honey bee ( Apis mellifera canica ) semen into New
Zealand from Germany – 6 pages.
6. Description of content:  This import health standard (IHS) has been drafted following an
Import Risk Analysis based on the guidelines set out in Section 1.3 of the International
Animal Health Code.  It allows for the importation of Carniolan honey bee ( Apis mellifera
carnica ) semen into New Zealand from Germany, and replaces the earlier IHS. A model
zoosanitary certificate is included to manage the risks associated with:  The African or
Africanised honey bee ( Apis mellifera scutellata) or its hybrids and the Cape honey bee ( Apis
mellifera capensis).
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, guidelin e 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.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Animal import risk
analysis: Honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) genetic material, available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 August 2003.  It will replace the existing HIS for bee semen
from Germany and is intended to be less trade restrictive, therefore the notification period has
been reduced to allow trade to occur this year.G/SPS/N/NZL/241
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 August 2003
12. Final date for comments:  1 August 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Carolyn Hini
National Manager International Animal Trade
MAF Biosecurity Authority
PO Box 2526Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: (+64) 4 4702780
Fax: (+64) 4 474 4227E-mail:  hinic@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:
Ms. Sally Griffin
Coordinator
SPS New ZealandPO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 4 474 4140
Fax:  +64 4 470 2730
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz
Website: www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm