G/SPS/N/NZL/645  
1 April 2021  
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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):  Bovine semen (HS Code: 05111010) and bovine embryos (HS Code: 
05119991)  
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: Bovine Germplasm . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_2337_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_2337_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL/21_2337_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Import requirements for bovine semen and bovine embryos for 
New Zealand.  
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 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter nos 4.6, 4.7, 8.4, 8.8, 8.11, 
8.15, 11.3, 11.5, 11.6, 11.8, 11.9.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/645  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Risk Management Proposal: Bovine Germplasm  
Guidance Document: Bovine Germplasm   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be notified.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 July 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, 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  
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:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, 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