G/SPS/N/NZL/639  
 
25 September 2020  
(20-6525) 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):  Skins and hides  
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 Hides and Skins . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_5718_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_5718_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/NZL/20_5718_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Import Health Standard for Hides and Skins is being 
amended to include hides and skins from donkeys, and to align with the 2019 World 
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code recommendations 
for diseases relating to hides and skins.  
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 from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If s o, 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) : No: 8.1, 8.8, 14.9, 11.9,15.1 and 
15.2.  
[ ] 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/639  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Risk Management Proposal Hides and Skins  
Language(s): English  - Number of pages: 21  
Guidance Document Hides and Skins  
Language(s): English  - Number of pages:  10 (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 October 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Autho rity, [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: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 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 N ew Zealand  
PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand  
Tel: +(644) 894 0431  
Fax: +(644) 894 0733  
E-mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz