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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/134
30 March 2001
(01-1609)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Commercial consignments of dairy products for human consumption   Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germ any, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard for the
importation of commercial consignments of dairy products for human consumption into
New Zealand from specified countries (dated 14 March 2001) (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  This import health standard permits the importation of dairy
products for human consumption from specified countries recognised as free from foot and
mouth disease.  The standard in cludes the following safeguards:
(a) The products are derived from a country or countries  which have been free from
foot and mouth disease for at least the 12 months immediately prior to manufacture
and export of the products.
6. 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           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  This import health standard has been amended to remove
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,  Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden from the country of origin clause followinginformation received by MAF Biosecurity regard ing the outbreak of f oot and mouth disease
on the European continent linked to the mo vement of animals from the United Kingdom.
New Zealand is temporarily suspending the im port of live animals and animal products from
the European Union.  The suspension will be continually reviewed as the foot and mouth
status of EC member States is clarified.G/SPS/N/NZL/134
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8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Higher level of sanitary protection than would
be achieved by measures based on the OIE International Animal Health Code: Mammals,
Birds and Bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  14 March 2001
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr Keawe Woodmore, Coordinator, New Zeal and SPS Notification Authority, PO Box 2526,
101-103 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel: +64 4 474 4226.  Fax: +64 4 470 2730.
E-mail: sps@maf.govt.nz
Comments: Barbara Christensen, National Ad viser, International Trade, Biosecurity
Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.
Tel:  +64 4 498 9807; Fax:  +64 4 474 4227;  E-mail: christensenb@maf.govt.nz