G/SPS/N/NZL/521  
 
14 July 2015  
(15-3624)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Natural sausage casings 
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 Natural Sausage Casings  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_2729_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_2729_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_2729_02_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_2729_03_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Import Health Standard requirements for the importation of 
eligible natural sausage casings. 
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 st andard? 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 
Chapter 6.2, Control of biological hazards of animal health and public health 
importance through ante- and post-mortem inspection  
[ ] 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/521 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 The Guidance Document for Natural Sausage Casings, English, 10 pp. 
 The Risk Management Proposal for Natu ral Sausage Casings, English, 3 pp. 
 The Supplementary Import Risk Analysis for Natural Sausage Casings, 46 pp. 
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation 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