G/SPS/N/NZL/497  
 
9 October 2013  
(13-5496)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Duck meat and duck meat 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: Draft Import health standard for duck meat and meat 
products  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 12 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/NZL/13_4045_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/NZL/13_4045_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/NZL/13_4045_02_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/NZL/13_4045_03_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Import Health Standard provides New Zealand's 
mitigation measures for a number of diseases related to duck meat or duck meat products. These are generic measures and bilateral veterinary certificates will be 
negotiated with countries that New Zealand approves importations of duck meat or duck 
meat products from. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: There are a number of diseases with risk management 
measures which are not included in the OIE Code. G/SPS/N/NZL/497 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Draft guidance document for duck meat and duck meat products 
 Draft risk management proposal for duck meat and duck meat products 
 Draft import risk analysis chicken and duck meat 
(available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 February 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 February 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 15 February 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 December 2013 
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 
13. Texts 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  
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm