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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/61
27 June 2000
(00-2636)
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:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Food produced from high oleic acid soybean lines  Regions or countries
likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All countries
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Risk Analysis Report:
Application A387 – Food derived from hi gh oleic soybean lines (72 pages)
5. Description of content: An application for approval of food derived from high oleic acid
soybean lines produced using gene technology and to be listed in Standard A18 – Food
Produced Using Gene Technology of the Food Standards Code .  The report describes the
scientific assessments undertaken and recommends addition to the list of approved foods in
Standard A18.
New Zealand previously made a notification under the SPS Agreement on 19 February 1997
(G/SPS/N/NZL/9), informing other Members of a proposal to establish a standard requiring
a pre-market safety assessment of foods derived from gene technology on a case-by-case
basis.  New Zealand notified (G/SPS/N/NZL/52) on 26 November 1999 the availability for
public comment the draft-amended standard, which regulates the sale of foods and food
ingredients, other than additives and processing aids, which are produced using genetechnology.  Standard A18 of the Australian Food Standards Code is recognised in New
Zealand as a mandatory standard.
6. 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   
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Australian Food
Standards Code ; New Zealand Food Regulations 1984  (both in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Recommendation to Government anticipated late 2000;
adoption to follow, pending Government approval.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not known, date of entry after Government approval.G/SPS/N/NZL/61
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11. Final date for comments:  30 August 2000
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:  Australia New Zealand Food Authority, PO Box 7186, Canberra
Mail Centre ACT 2610, Australia;  Fax:  +61 2 6271 2278;  E-mail:  info@anzafa.gov.au
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: Australia New
Zealand Food Authority quoting Application A346.
Australia New Zealand Food Authority, PO Box 7186, Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610,
Australia;  Fax:  +61 2 6271 2278.  E-mail:  info@anzafa.gov.au
Available from the Australia New Zeala nd Food Authority website in two parts:
http://www.anzfa.gov.au/documents/gen14_00.htm
http://www.anzfa.gov.au/documents/gen14_00a.htm
This document has also been notified by Australia.