G/SPS/N/NZL/694  
 
5 September 2022  
(22-6588) 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):  Specified zoo crabs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Christmas Island (Australia); Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard  Specified Zoo Crabs . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_5809_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Import Health Standard  (IHS)  specifies the minimum 
requirements that must be met when importing Japanese spider crab ( Macrocheira 
kaempferi ) from Japan, the coconut/robber crab ( Birgus latro ), red crab ( Gecarcoidea 
natalis ) and blue crab ( Discoplax celeste ) from Christmas Island, Aus tralia. The IHS 
contains a model official certificate for the exporting Competent Authority to use.  
The Risk Management Proposal  (RMP)  mentions present risks associated with zoo crabs, 
outlines how options for the management of risk organisms have been ass essed and 
provides recommendations for import requirements in relation to zoo crabs.  
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) : Aquatic Animal Health Code, 
Chapter  9.8 
[ ] 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, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/694  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_5809_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2022  
Proposed date of publi cation (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 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) : 17 October 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 -notifications/  
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 07 33; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/acce ss-and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/