G/SPS/N/NZL/609  
 
6 December 2019  
(19-8394) 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):  Shelf-stable pet foods containing animal products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partne rs  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Shelf -stable Petfoods 
Containing Animal Products . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_6956_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The IHS for Shelf -stable Pet foods Containing Animal Products 
(PETFODIC.ALL) has been amended, proposing pet food containing porcine ingredients is 
required to be retorted and officially certified as such.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from ani mal/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) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code , 
Chapter 15.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this prop osed 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/609  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal for Shelf -stable Petfoods Containing Animal Products  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_6956_00_e.pdf  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Immediately after the IHS is issued.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Immediately after the IHS is issued.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number an d 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: [  ] 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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world -trade-organization -notifications/