G/SPS/N/NZL/711  
31 March 2023  
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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):  Zoo rhinoceroses  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia; European Union; Singapore; 
South  Africa; United Kingdom; United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Import Health Standard:  Zoo Rhinoceroses . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_8693_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI ) has drafted the Import 
Health Standard for Zoo Rhinoceroses. The standard enables the importation of zoo 
rhinoceroses from specified countries into MPI approved zoo containment facilities, when 
the rhinoceroses can meet the prescribed biosecurity require ments. Further information 
can be found in the Risk Management Proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage fr om 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 Code - Chapters number 
8.11, 8.14 and 8.18  
[ ] 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/711  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Risk Management Proposal  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_8693_01_e.pdf  
− Guidance Document  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/NZL/23_8693_02_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 April 2023  
Proposed date of publica tion (dd/mm/yy) : 28 April 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : N/A 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 April 2023  
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) 8 94 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.gov t.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world -trade-organization -notifications/