WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/343 
3 February 2006 
 (06-0453) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Specified bee products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Australia, Pacific Is lands, all countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   
• Import Health Standard for the importation into New Zealand of specified bee 
products from all countries (12 pages) 
 
• Import Health Standard for the importation into New Zealand of specified bee 
products from Australia (8 pages) 
 
• Import Health Standard for the importation into New Zealand of specified bee 
products from Pacific Island countries (8 pages) 
 All documents are in English.  
6. Description of content:   
• The state of Western Australia's freed om from the following honey bee diseases and 
pests:  bee louse (Braula coeca), European  Foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton), small 
hive beetle (Aethina tumida), a nd Varroa or Euvarroa species mites; 
 
• The states of Northern Territories and Sout h Australia's freedom from the following 
honey bee diseases and pests:  bee louse (Bra ula coeca), small hive beetle (Aethina 
tumida), and Varroa or Euvarroa species mites; 
 
• The states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria's freedom from the 
following honey bee diseases and pests:  bee louse (Braula coeca), and Varroa or Euvarroa species mites; 
 
• The state of Tasmania's freedom from the following honey bee diseases and pests: 
small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), and Varroa or Euvarroa species mites;  G/SPS/N/NZL/343 
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   • Niue, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu's freedom from the following 
honey bee diseases and pests:  bee louse (Braula coeca), European Foulbrood 
(Melissococcus pluton), small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), and Varroa or Euvarroa 
species mites; and 
 
• Solomon Island's freedom from the following honey bee diseases and pests:  bee 
louse (Braula coeca), European Foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton), and small hive beetle (Aethina tumida). 
 The purpose of the Import Health Standard for the Importation into New Zealand of Specified Bee Products from Australia is to  provide new access for bee products from 
Australia.  This standard has specific cond itions for each state, which are based on the 
Import Risk Assessment:  Honey Bee Products  and MAF's assessment of the honey bee 
health status of each state.  
The purpose of the Import Health Standard for the Importation into New Zealand of 
Specified Bee Products from all countries,  and the Import Health Standard for the 
Importation into New Zealand of Specified Bee Products from Pacific island countries, is to 
revise existing conditions for bee products and to  ensure that sanitary measures are based on 
the Import Risk Analysis:  Honey Bee Products.  When issued, these two import health standards will replace the Import Health Standard for the Importation into New Zealand of Honey and Propolis from Pitcairn Island and th e Import Health Standard for the Importation 
into New Zealand of Specified Bee Products.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] 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:   
The following publications are available on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) 
website and are presented in English: 
 Risk analysis at: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pest s-diseases/animals/risk/ira-bee-
products.pdf   
 Review of Submissions on Risk Analysis at: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests-
diseases/animals/risk/honey-bee-product-subs.pdf  .   
 Draft import health standards at: (insert URLs)  Document to support import health standards at (insert URL) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2006  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2006   G/SPS/N/NZL/343 
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  12. Final date for comments:  20 February 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Leone Basher, Senior Adviser, Animal Imports Team, Biosecurity New Zealand, Ministry 
of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand; Tel:  (+64) 4 474 
4138;  Fax:  (+64) 4 498 9888;  E-mail:  basherl@maf.govt.nz   
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zeala nd, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand.  
Tel:  +64 4 819 0431;  Fax:  +64 4 819 0731;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz   
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm