. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/377 
10 September 2007  
 (07-3772) 
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, Biosecurity New Zealand 
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):  Horses 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Australia  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 
for Horses from Australia (available in English,  12 pages) and Import Health Standard for 
the Importation into New Zealand of Equipment Associated with Animals or Water 
(available in English, 8 pages)  
6. Description of content:  All imports of horses from Australia have been suspended until 
further notice.  All imports of horse equipmen t from Australia must be directed to an 
approved treatment facility for one or more of the specified treatments in the MAF Standard for Approved Biosecurity Treatments for Risk Goods Directed for Treatment available on the MAF website at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/border/transitional-
facilities/treatments.htm  until further notice. 
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:  Australia is no longer 
free from the disease equine influenza.  MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has adopted this 
cautious approach to protect New Zealand fro m this highly contagious virus, and will 
review the situation as more information comes to light. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:    
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Not stated. G/SPS/N/NZL/377 
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  11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  27 August 2007    
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator,  SPS New Zealand,  PO Box 2526, 25 The Terrace, 
Wellington, New Zealand, Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0731, E-mail:  
sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm
 
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 Griffin, Coordinator,  SPS New Zealand,  PO Box 2526, 25 The Terrace, 
Wellington, New Zealand, Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax: +(64 4) 894 0731, E-mail:  
sps@maf.govt.nz