. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/440 
24 June 2010  
 (10-3461) 
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:  MAF Biosecurity New Zealand 
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):  Bovine germplasm 
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 bovine semen; Import Health 
Standard for bovine embryos; Risk manageme nt proposal:  Bovine semen and embryos 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  11, 10 and 18 respectively  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/NZL/10_2509_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/NZL/10_2509_01_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/NZL/10_2509_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These Import Health Standards provide New Zealand's mitigation 
measures for a number of diseases related to bovine semen and embryos.  These are generic measures and individual model of Zoosanitary Ce rtificates will be negotiated with countries 
that New Zealand currently imports semen a nd embryos from, namely  Australia, Canada, 
European Union, Norway, Switzerland and the United States of America. 
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  G/SPS/N/NZL/440 
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  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:  Some diseases are as per the OIE Code.  Some diseases have 
mitigation measures that are not describ ed by the Code – an example being Mycoplasma 
bovis . 
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Import Risk Analysis:  Cattle germplasm from all countries   
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs/imports/risk/cattle-germplasm-ra.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 November 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 November 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 November 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  23 August 2010 
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 New 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 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  
Website:  http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tr ansparency/notifications/index.htm