G/SPS/N/NZL/660  
 
12 October 2021  
(21-7683) Page: 1/2 
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  
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):  Aquatic animal products for any use other than as bait or feed for 
aquatic animals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard: Aquatic Animal Products . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  34 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_6520_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Import Health Standard: Aquatic Animal Products contains 
New Zealand's specific biosecurity import requirements for products derived from fish, 
aquatic crustaceans, aquatic molluscs, echinoderms, cnidarians, and tunicates imported 
from all countries f or all uses other than for use as bait and feed for aquatic animals. 
Products that comply with the requirements of the standard will meet New Zealand's 
appropriate level of biosecurity protection.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal he alth, [  ] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code : 
− Section 3.  Quality of aquatic animal health services  
− Section 5.  Trade measures, importation/exportation procedures and health 
certification  
− Section 9.  Diseases of crustaceans  
− Section 10.  Diseases of fish  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed r egulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/NZL/660  
 
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  [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:   
− Draft Risk Management Proposal: Aquatic Animal Products  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_6520_01_e.pdf   
− Draft Guidance Document: Aquatic Animal Products  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_6520_02_e.pdf   
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 31 January 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from t he date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [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 6140  
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 -notificatio ns/ 
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 6140  
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 -notificatio ns/