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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/397 
20 May 2008  
 (08-2314) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
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):  Specified animal products for human consumption 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Amendment of the 
import health standard for the importation of specified foods for human consumption into 
New Zealand from all countries (available in English, 14 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The standard has been amended after non conformances 
highlighted that meat products were being im ported that were canned but not retorted and 
therefore the risk was not mitigated. 
The definition of retorted has been altered to reflect outcome, "commercially sterile" has 
been removed and "render any infectious materi al of a biosecurity concern inactivated" has 
been added.  The following clauses have been amended: 
Clause 7.1  (canned/retorted animal products), Clause 7.2  (meat based stocks, flavourings 
etc), Clause 7.3  (meat and meat products), Clause 7.9  (shelf stable dairy products), 
Clause 7.15  (mooncakes), Clauses 7.21 and 7.22  (less than 5% meat, dairy and/or egg) and 
Section C  Time temperature parameters. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Recent importation of 
untreated products and products not correctly  treated exposing New Zealand to significant 
and immediate biosecurity risk. 
9. 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:    G/SPS/N/NZL/397 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   None 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  16 May 2008 
12. 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 notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Sally Jennings, Biosecurity Co-ordinati on- International, SPS New Zealand, PO 
Box 2526, 101-103 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +(64 4) 474 4140;  Fax:  
+(64 4) 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz 
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm