G/SPS/N/NZL/583  
 
5 December 2018  
(18-7682) 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): Live equids  
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 Equids . Language(s): 
English.  Number of pages: 29 
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations/draft -ihs-for-importing -
live-equids/  
6. Description of content: The document contains generic import requirements for 
Biosecurity import requirements for live equids. These are the rules to manage the 
biosecurity risk of importing equids  from all countries that can meet the requirements of 
the IHS and in doing so meet New Zealand's  appropriate level of protection. The generic 
IHS serves as the basis for country -to-country (bilateral) negotiations. This guidance 
document (GD) contains a model veterinary certificate and the bilaterally -agreed 
veterinary certification for trade in equi ds. Each country -specific veterinary certificate 
represents what will be certified prior to exporting consignments of equids from the 
country specified.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns 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) : Chapters: 2.1.1, 2.1.3 and 5.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed r egulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  G/SPS/N/NZL/583  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Some disease requirements are based on OIE 
recommendations with some variations based o n risk analysis. Decisions on requirements 
can be found in the risk management proposal.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Guidance document and Risk management proposal  
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news -and-resources/consultations/draft -ihs-for-importing -
live-equids/  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 January 2019  
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:  
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: [X]  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