. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/447 
27 January 2011  
 (11-0445) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Domestic cats and dogs 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Countries and territories approved for cat and dog 
imports  
5. Title of the notified document:   
Draft Import Health Standard fo r Cats and Dogs (15 pages) 
Draft Guidance Document for Cats and Dogs (28 pages) Draft Risk Management Proposal:  Cats and Dogs  (41 pages)  
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:    
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_0196_00_e.pdf
 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_0196_01_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_0196_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This import health standard and the accompanying documents 
explaining the practical aspects (guidance document) and basis for risk management 
measures (risk management proposal) will repl ace all current import health standards for 
cats and dogs after the public consultation pe riod and review of submissions has been 
completed. 
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. 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)    G/SPS/N/NZL/447 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] 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:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Approximately 15 April 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Approximately 15 April 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  15 April 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  2 March 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Charlotte Richmond, Team Support Officer;  Fax: +(64 4) 894  
0733;  E-mail:  charlotte.richmond@maf.govt.nz 
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 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.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm