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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/364/Rev.1 
18 November 2010 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
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):  Ornamental fish and marine invertebrates 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Ornamental Fish and Marine 
Invertebrates  Language:  English  Number of pages:  73  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/NZL/10_4373_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  A list of all the ornamental fish and marine invertebrates that can 
be imported to New Zealand (based on risk an alysis work) and additional measures needed 
(quarantine, and in some cases testing or treatments). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] 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:  
[ ] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
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   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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 June 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  17 January 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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.  Te l:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733;  E-mail:  
sps@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail add ress (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@maf.govt.nz  
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm