. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/444 
15 November 2010  
 (10-6099) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Turkey meat and meat products 
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 Turkey Meat and Meat 
Products  Language:  English  Number of pages:  12 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/NZL/10_4324_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Import Health Standard for turkey meat and meat products 
recommends import requirements to manage risk  organisms, identified by risk analysis, 
associated with the import of turkey meat a nd meat products into New Zealand.  Risk 
management measures which provide a level of  protection greater than provided by the 
international standard are imposed as justified by the Import Risk Analysis:  Turkey Meat 
2010 . Of the potential hazards identified in turkey  meat, this risk analysis concluded that 
risk management measures were justified for the following hazards in turkey meat: avian 
paramyxovirus-1 (Newcastle disease);  highly pa thogenic notifiable avian influenza; and 
Salmonella arizonae .  In addition to the above hazards, risk management measures were 
justified for the following hazards in imported entire turkey carcasses: avian 
paramyxovirus-2 and -3; turkey coronavirus; and the aetiological agent for turkey viral 
hepatitis. 
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)    G/SPS/N/NZL/444 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Risk 
Management Proposal:  Turkey Meat and Meat Products, Guidance Document for the 
Import Health Standard for Turkey Meat and Meat Products and the Import Risk Analysis:  
Turkey meat 2010   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  24 November 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  24 November 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  8 December 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 December 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:  Sally Jennings, Adviser, Interna tional Coordination - Policy and 
Risk, Biosecurity New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand:  Fax:  +64 4 819 0662;  E-mail: Sally.Jennings@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   Sally Jennings, 
Adviser, International Coordination - Policy and Risk, Biosecurity New Zealand Ministry 
of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand:  Fax:  +64 4 819 
0662;  E-mail: Sally.Jennings@maf.govt.nz