G/SPS/N/NZL/545  
 
7 October 2016  
(16-5399) Page: 1/2 
Committee o n 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 nation al 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Sheep and goat semen and embryos  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Speci fic regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard: Semen and Embryos from 
Sheep ( Ovis aries ) and Goats ( Capra hircus ). Language(s): English . Number of 
pages: 16 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_4253_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_4253_01_e.pdf  
6. Desc ription of content: Newly amended IHS, two risk organisms have been removed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damag e 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.  Terrestr ial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Code, Chapters 4, 8 
and 14 
[ ] 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: 
Risk Management Proposal  (available in English)  G/SPS/N/NZL/545  
 
- 2 - 
 
  10. Proposed date of adoptio n (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2016  
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) : 6 December 2016. As the implementation of this 
import health standard is trade -facilitating it is anticipated that the import health 
standard will be issued as noted above. Howe ver, New Zealand will still take any 
comments into account and amend the import health standard if necessary.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  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  
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, [ ]  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  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/