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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/189
3 December 2002
(02-6648)
Committee on Sanitary and 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):   Dairy products for human consumption
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Israel
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard
for the importation of commercial consignments of dairy products for human consumption
into New Zealand from specified countries (available in English, 6 pages).
6. Description of content:   This import health standard al lows for the importation of dairy
products for human consumption from Israel.  These products are eligible for entry to NewZealand provided they are accompanied by zoosanitary certification attesting to the
following:
(a)  The products are derived from a country that has been free from foot and mouth disease
for at least the 12 months immediately prior to manufacture and export of the products.
As these are trade-facilitating measures the import health standard has been adopted.
However, New Zealand will still take any comments into account and amend the import
health standard if necessary.
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. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The import health standard complies with the
recommendations of the OIE International Animal Heal th Code, mammals, birds and bees .
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available: Biosecurity Act 1993
(as amended).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  18 October 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  18 October 2002G/SPS/N/NZL/189
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12. Final date for comments:  17 December 2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Dr. Gillian Mylrea
National Adviser
International Trade
Animal Biosecurity Group
MAF Biosecurity Authority
PO Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: (+64) 4 470 2778
Fax: (+64) 4 474 4227
E-mail: mylreag@maf.govt.nz
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Coordinator
SPS New Zealand
PO Box 2526
101-103 The Terrace
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 474 4226;
Fax: +64 4 470 2730;
E-mail: sps@maf.govt.nz
Website: www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm