G/SPS/N/NZL/548  
 
13 December 2016   
(16-6800) 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 nation al 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Processed animal manure product (mushroom growing 
medium containing horse and chicken manure)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: European Union countries  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Health Standard: Processed Animal Manure 
Products . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 10 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/NZL/16_5103_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The IHS: Processed Animal Manure Products contains specific 
import requirements. Th ese are the rules to manage the biosecurity risk of importing  
mushroom growing medium containing horse and chicken manure manufactured in the 
Netherlands that can meet the requirements of t he IHS and in doing so meet 
New Zealand's appropriated level of pr otection.  
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 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) : Terrestrial Ani mal Health Code  
 Chapter 4.4: Application of compartmentalisation (Articles relating to 
disposal of manure)  
 Chapter 8.1: Anthrax  
 Chapter 10.8: Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease)  
 Chapter 12.1: Infection with African horse sickness virus  
 Chapter 12.5 : Equine infectious anaemia  
 Chapter 12.8: Infection with equid herpesvirus -1 (Equine rhinopneumonitis)  
 Chapter 12.9: Infection with equine arteritis virus  
 Chapter 12.10: Glanders  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/NZL/548  
 
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  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:  
 Draft Risk Management Proposal: Processed Animal Manure Products  
 Draft Guidance Document: Processed Animal Manure Products  
 Draft Rapid Risk Assessment: Mushroom Growing Medium Containing Horse and 
Poultry Manure  
All documents written in English . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 March 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 February 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  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  
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 0 733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade-organization -notifications/