. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/NZL/456 
8 July 2011  
 (11-3356) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 
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):  Primates 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia, Canada, the European Union, Singapore 
and the United States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Primates from Australia, 
Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  18 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_2175_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the requirements that must be met to 
import into New Zealand, zoo primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, 
Singapore and the United States. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] 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:  
[ ] 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?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/NZL/456 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The import health standard does not require some testing for 
zoonotic diseases (enteric bacteria, tuberc ulosis), where the exporting zoo has a good 
veterinary record, the animals are healthy, and the risk of these organisms (that are already widespread or can be brought in with human passengers) entering with a small number of 
primates is considered low. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 July 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 July 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  18 July 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  11 July 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] 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 
13. Texts available from:  [X] 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