. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/450 
12 April 2011  
 (11-1822) 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 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):  Hides and skins 
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 Hides and Skins.  Guidance 
document for Hides and Skins   Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  7 and 9 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_0999_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_0999_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  New Zealand's importing requirements for hides and skins 
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 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Some measures and/or commodities are not described in the OIE 
Code.  Where relevant the IHS is deri ved from risk analysis recommendations. G/SPS/N/NZL/450 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs /imports/risk/hides-and-skins-ra.pdf
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  12 May 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  12 May 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  12 May 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) :  12 May 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 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.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm