G/SPS/N/NZL/685  
 
4 May 2022  
(22-3490) 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):  Live horses  
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: Horses . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  25 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_3217_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Import requirements for live horses amended with removal of 
specific requirements for Japanese encephalitis . 
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. 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 
Anim al Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter  8.10. Japanese encephalitis  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The measures proposed in chapter 8.10 on Japanese 
encephalitis are not applied. However, a risk assessment carried out as  per the Code 
principles demonstrated that horses are dead -end hosts for Japanese encephalitis. 
Therefore, no biosecurity measures are required.  G/SPS/N/NZL/685  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Early release of Japanese encephali tis chapter from Draft Import Risk Analysis: Live 
Equids (March 2022, English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_3217_01_e.pdf  
− Risk Management Proposal: Japanese encephalitis in horses (April 2022, English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_3217_02_e.pdf  
− Guidance Document: Horses (April 2022, English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_3217_03_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2022  
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, 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, New Zealand. 
Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://ww w.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/