WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/387 
22 November 2007  
 (07-5147) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEW ZEALAND
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pig meat, pig meat produ cts, pig by-products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Canada, the European Communities, Mexico and the United States 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   
Import Health Standard for Pig meat for Human Consumption from the European 
Communities (available in English, 12 pages); 
Import Health Standard for Pig Meat and Pi g Meat Products for Hu man Consumption from 
The Sonora State of Mexico (ava ilable in English, 10 pages); 
Import Health Standard for Pig Meat and Pi g Meat Products for Hu man Consumption from 
Canada and/or the United States of Americ a (available in Englis h, 10 pages);  and 
Import Health Standard for Pig By-products from Canada and/or th e United States of 
America. (available in  English, 10 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Existing import health standards fo r pig meat and pig meat products 
from Canada, the European Comm unities, Mexico and the United States of America have 
been consolidated; updated and optional meas ures for porcine reproductive and respiratory 
syndrome have been added.  These optional measures allow for ready-to-cook, high value 
cuts to be given biosecurity clearance on arrival, and for pig meat to be directed to officially 
approved facilities to be further processed in to ready-to-cook high value cuts.  These new 
optional measures are based on an import risk analysis.  
Existing import health standards for pig by-pr oducts from Canada and th e United States of 
America have been consolidated and updated.  No additional options for managing risk have 
been added to the import health standard for pi g by-products as these products could not meet 
the definition of high value cuts. 
The draft import health standard for pig me at for human consumption from the European 
Communities replaces the following two IHSs: 
- The IHS for pig meat for human consumption from the European Communities last issued 
in 2004; 
- The IHS for pig meat products for human consumption from Finland or Sweden last 
issued in 2005. G/SPS/N/NZL/387 
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  The draft IHS pig meat and pig meat products  for human consumpti on from the Sonora State 
of Mexico replaces the following two IHSs: 
- The IHS for unprocessed pig me at products for human consumption from Mexico (State 
of Sonora) last issued in 2001; 
- The IHS for processed pig meat products for human consumption from Mexico (State of 
Sonora) last issued in 2001.  
The draft IHS for pig meat and pig meat pr oducts for human consumption from Canada and 
the United States of America replaces the following four IHSs: 
- The IHS for processed pig meat products for human consumption from Canada last issued 
in 2001; 
- The IHS for unprocessed pig meat products  for human consumption from Canada last 
issued in 2001; 
- The IHS for processed pig meat products for human consumption from the United States 
of America last issued in 2001; 
- The IHS for unprocessed pig meat products  for human consumption from the United 
States of America last issued in 2006.  
The draft IHS for pig by-products from Canada a nd the United States of America replaces the 
following two IHSs: 
- The IHS for frozen pig by-products from Cana da and the United States of America last 
issued in 2001; 
- The IHS for dried bovine/porcine blood fo r human consumption from Canada and the 
United States of America last issued in June 2006. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   These changes are 
based on a MAF Biosecurity New Zealand risk analysis on PRRS virus in pig meat was 
released for public consultation on 25 July 2006 and submissions closed on 15 September 
2006, although extensions for late submissions we re granted to 9 October 2006.  A review of 
submissions was published on 11 June 2007.  
The risk analysis, review of submissions and dr aft import health standards are available on the 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand website: 
- http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ files/pests-diseases/animals /risk/prrs-risk-analysis.pdf  
- http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ files/strategy/consul tation/risk-analysi s-prrs-review-of-
submissions.pdf  
- http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/strategy-a nd-consultation/consultation/pig-meat-ihs   G/SPS/N/NZL/387 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined after consultation has closed. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined after consultation has closed. 
12. Final date for comments:  18 February 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zeal and, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.  
Tel:  +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0731; E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps /transparency/notifications/index.htm