. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/423 
11 June 2009  
 (09-2830) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) 
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):  Raw milk products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners  All countries/regions wishing to export raw milk products 
for human consumption to New Zealand.  
[   ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed framework for the manufacture, importation 
and sale of raw milk products  Language:  English  Number of pages:  87 
6. Description of content:  This discussion paper provides details of a regulatory framework, 
being proposed by the New Zealand Food Safety  Authority (NZFSA), which would further 
facilitate the New Zealand manufacture, domestic  sale, and export of unpasteurised milk 
products for human consumption, and the impor tation of a similar range of such products. 
This is the second discussion paper that N ZFSA has released on unpasteurised milk 
products.  An earlier discussion pape r was released in August 2008. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] None G/SPS/N/NZL/423 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] 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:  Not stated 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Latter part of 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Latter part of 2009 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  20 July 2009 
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:    
Dianne Schmacher, Senior Pr ogramme Manager Animal Produc ts (Technical Standards  
and systems) New Zealand Standards Group, Ne w Zealand Food Safety Authority, PO Box 
2835, Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +(64 4) 8 94 2659;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 2643;  E-mail:  
Dianne.schmacher@nzfsa.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS Ne w Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New 
Zealand.  Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733; E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm