. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/422 
11 June 2009  
 (09-2825) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Shelf-stable spray dried egg powders or crystals 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United 
States  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Shelf-stable Spray Dried Egg 
Powders or Crystals from Specified Countries  Language:  English  Number of pages:  8 
6. Description of content:  The draft import health standard is based on a 2008 risk analysis 
for the importation of egg powders.  The commodities considered for importation into New Zealand are defined as shelf-stable spray-dried egg powders or crystals and include whole 
egg powder/crystal, egg albumen powder/cryst al, and egg yolk powder/crystal.  To be 
eligible the egg powders/crystals must orig inate from the following specified countries: 
Australia, Canada, the European  Union, the United States. 
Further details on eligibility and heat treat ment requirements are provided in the draft 
import health standard availa ble for public consultation. 
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 N°)     
[   ] None G/SPS/N/NZL/422 
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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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  - 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  13 July 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  13 July 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  13 July 2009 
[ 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 ):  10 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:     
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: