. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/419 
11 March 2009  
 (09-1212) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
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):  Cervine semen and embryos 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Great Britain  
5. Title of the notified document:   
Import health standard for cervine semen from Great Britain 
Import health standard for cervi ne embryos from Great Britain 
Language:     Number of pages:       
6. Description of content:  The standard has been amended to  allow for importation based on 
the change in status of Great Britain from a bluetongue free country to a country in which 
bluetongue does occur. 
Required methodology for Q fever testing has been changed to CFT (complement fixation 
test) rather than an option for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or CFT. 
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:  Bluetongue outbreaks in 
Great Britain. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  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/419 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to  the revelant international standard? 
 [ X ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  
21 April 2009 
[   ] Trading Facility measure  
12. 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:   
Marguerite Hernandez, Border Standards Di rectorate, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand  
Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733 
E-mail:  marguerite.hernandez@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from: [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs. Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS Ne w Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New 
Zealand.  Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0733  
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm