. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/380 
10 September 2007  
 (07-3775) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEW ZEALAND
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Frozen canine semen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :   
Specified countries: American Samoa; Antigua and Barbuda; Austri a; Argentina; Bahamas;  Bahrain; Barbados; 
Belgium; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Br unei; Bulgaria; Canada; Cayman Islands; Chile; 
Christmas Island; Cook Islands ; Cyprus; Czech Republic; De nmark; Ireland; Falkland 
Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Finland; France; French Polynesia; Fiji; Germany; 
Greece; Greenland; Guam; Hawai i; Hong Kong, China; Hungary;  Iceland; Israel; Italy; 
Jamaica; Japan; Kiribati; Ku wait; Luxembourg; Macao, Chin a; Malta; Marshall Islands; 
Mauritius; Nauru; The Netherlands; Netherland s Antilles and Aruba; New Caledonia; Niue; 
Norway; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Pitcairn Island; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Croatia; 
Slovenia; Reunion; Sabah; Sarawa k; Seychelles; Singapore; Solo mon Islands; Korea; Spain; 
St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Sweden; Switzerland; Chinese 
Taipei; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu ; United Arab Emirat es; United Kingdom; 
United States of America; Uruguay; US Vi rgin Islands; Vanuatu; Wallis and Futuna & 
Western Samoa 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 
for the Importation of Frozen Canine Semen into New Zealand from Specified Countries 
(available in English, 9 pages) 
6. Description of content:  One import health standard has be en developed for frozen canine 
semen from all countries from which we  allow the importation of live dogs.  
This standard will replace the standards for dog semen from Norway, Sweden, Hawaii, 
United Kingdom and the Republic of Irel and and dog semen from Belgium, Denmark, 
Hungary, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, and South Africa.  
Australia is not included as it ha s and will continue to have its own import he alth standard. 
The new standard incorporates the following changes: 
Rabies vaccination requirements have been removed and a clause added that confirms the 
donor dog has not been given a live rabies vacc ine during the six months preceding collection 
of the semen.  
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  Treatment with antibiotics effective against Leptospirosis spp has been added as an option. 
A clause regarding extender has been added: 
All extender components are prepared an d handled using princi ples of sterility. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   The Import Health 
Standard for Frozen Canine Semen from Spec ified Countries (Available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 November 2007   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 November 2007   
12. Final date for comments:  As the implementation of this im port health standard is trade-
facilitating it is anticipated that the import health  standard will be issued at the time of this 
notification.  However, New Ze aland will still take any comme nts into account and amend the 
import health standard if necessary. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zeal and, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.  
Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0731;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website: http:// www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps /transparency/notifications/index.htm