. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/378 
10 September 2007  
 (07-3773) 
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):  Pasteurised milk and milk products of buffalo, cattle , goat or sheep origin;  
thermised cheeses of buffalo, cattle, goat or sheep origin and hard raw milk cheeses 
(unpasteurised) of buffalo, ca ttle, goat or sheep origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Re public, Denmark, Estoni a, Finland, France, 
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Irela nd, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,  Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, 
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United 
Kingdom 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 
for Milk and Milk Products for Human Co nsumption from the European Communities 
(available in English, 9 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This import health standard relates to the importation into New 
Zealand of milk and milk products manufactured in the European Communities. The 
document is based on Annex V of the Europe an Communities/New Zealand Veterinary 
Agreement and the New Zealand Food Safety Aut horities "Proposal to amend Food Standards 
to allow for the importation and sale of Roquefort cheese and raw milk extra-hard grating 
cheeses: Consultation Process a nd Invitation for Public Comment  - NZFSA Public Discussion 
Document No 03/07 May 2007"  http://www.nzfsa.gov t.nz/consultation/  
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, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] 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:   None   G/SPS/N/NZL/378 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  28 August 2007   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  28 August 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) 819 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 819 0731; E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website: http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps /transparency/notifications/index.htm