. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/424 
23 June 2009 
 (09-3083) 
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 
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 processed bee products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Specified Processed Bee 
Products  Language:  English  Number of pages:  8 
6. Description of content:  Import requirements for bee products.  Changes to the current 
requirements include: 
Minor changes have been made to clarify ex isting requirement for st aff and importers, and 
to allow or restrict product.  The key change is the removal of nougat as a risk product. 
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)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ X ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/NZL/424 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  - 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 July 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  15 July 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ X ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  
[ 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 ):  22 August 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Lauren Dunn, Animal Import Advisor, Animal Imports and Exports Group, MAF 
Biosecurity New Zealand, Pastoral House,  25 The Terrace, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand DDI.  Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0757;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0773 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Sally Jennings, Biosecurity Co-ordination – International SPS New Z ealand, PO Box 2526, 
The Terrace, 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