G/SPS/N/NZL/690  
 
21 June 2022  
(22-4808) 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 (MPI)  
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 meat and bovine meat products, and food containing such 
products  
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:  Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food 
Importers and Imported Food for Sale . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_4206_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Food Notice specifies requirements for New Zealand 
registered importers and imported food for sale. Parts 5 and 6 of the Food Notice contains 
the import requirements for specified foods that require clearance for entry into 
New Zealand. The requirements for imported food covered in Part 5 are unchanged fro m 
current requirements.  
New Zealand MPI is seeking comments on Part 6 of the Food Notice, which contains the 
import requirements for bovine meat and bovine meat products, and food containing such 
products. The contents of Part 6 were transferred from an MP I operational document into 
the proposed Food Notice, and they largely reflect how the rules are currently 
implemented. The list of countries eligible to export bovine meat and meat products to 
New Zealand and the corresponding conditions for imports from these countries are 
unchanged, except for the following:  
a) changes in the clearance requirements for products from Australia; and  
b) addition of Uruguay to the list.  
Further explanations can be found in the discussion paper provided.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
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  [ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Discussion Paper - Proposed Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and 
Imported Food for Sale  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/NZL/22_4206_01_e.pdf  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 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 ot her 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 -notificatio ns/ 
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 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/