G/SPS/N/NZL/704  
 
14 December 2022  
(22-9304) 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):  Processed animal products for human consumption and other uses, 
e.g. canned animal products, collagen, gelatine, egg products, meat products, bile, and 
therape utic products for human use  
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 for Specified Animal Products . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  38 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_8573_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Processed animal products for human consumption and other 
uses, e.g. canned animal products, collagen, gelatine, egg products, meat products, bile, 
and therapeutic products for human use.  
Model certificates are available for some commodities where required. The model 
certificates do not require veterinary certifi cate negotiation.  
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 standa rd? 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) : Terrestri al Animal Health Code, 
chapter  11.4 
[ ] 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/704  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal for Specified Animal Products  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_8573_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 December 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) : Not applicable  
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 othe r 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 Author ity, [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/