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G/SPS/N/NZL/461 
21 July 2011  
 (11-3686) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Inorganic risk materials 
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:  The IHS for Importation of Inorganic Risk Materials from 
Any Country.  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL//11_2447_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The categories of materials included in this modified Import 
Health Standard (IHS) are (but may not be limited to): 
- cullet (broken or whole glass bottles, jars etc. for recycling);  
- industrial sweepings for recovery of precious metals;   
- inorganic materials permitted to enter New Zealand for destruction or disposal (for 
example, asbestos);  
- scrap metal for re-cycling; - used batteries from vehicles;  and 
- other miscellaneous used risk parts (metal). 
The IHS excludes coverage of machinery or vehicle parts (see the IHS for Vehicles, 
Machinery and Tyres - http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/ihs/vehicle-all.pdf ). 
The revised and re-named IHS:  Inorganic Risk Materials from Any Country (BNZ-STD-
IRM) has been developed by expanding the existing MAF IHS:  Scrap Metal from All 
Countries (BNZ-STD-SCRAPMETAL).  This IHS has been expanded to cover other 
similar categories of inorganic imported materials that could present a biosecurity risk unless managed under the requirements of an IHS. G/SPS/N/NZL/461 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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 number)    
[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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  17 August 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  17 August 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  17 August 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) :  10 August 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) 8 94 0431;  Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733;  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.  
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