. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/418 
4 March 2009  
 (09-1098) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Alpacas, llamas  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import health standard for alpacas and llamas from 
Australia  Language:  English  Number of pages:  17   
6. Description of content:  The standard has been amended to confirm that animals must 
have been born in and lived continuously in  Australia, or were imported into Australia 
from New Zealand.  
A requirement has been added for pre-cleara nce of animals prior to departure for New 
Zealand. 
The test requirement for Q fever has been changed from an ELISA test to a CFT test. 
The requirement for weed and weed seed free diet prior to import has been extended from 
three to ten days. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] 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)    
[ 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/418 
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  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) :  14 April 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  14 April 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  28 April 2009    
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  17 March 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:   Marguerite Hernandez, Border Standards Directorate, 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-ma il address (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  
Website:  http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm