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G/SPS/N/NZL/293 
14 May 2004 
 (04-2154) 
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:   New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Exempt from the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural 
Compounds) Food Standards 2004: 
 
• Copper and its salts when used as a treat ment and prevention of copper deficiency 
in animals, and  as a topical treatment of hoof and skin infections; 
• Copper and its salts when used in plant compounds; • Sulphur when used in plant compounds;  • Chitosan when used as a fungicide; 
• Pentosan polysulphate when used as a treatment aid for non-infectious 
inflammatory joint disease, traumatic ar thritis, degenerative cartilaginous joint 
disease, osteoarthritis; 
• Cloprostenol and R-Cloprostenol for lute olysis of functional corpora lutea in 
farmed mammals, treatment of retained foetal membranes, pyometra or chronic 
edometriosis, induction of  abortion and parturition in farmed animals; 
• Bismuth and its salts for oral use as a gastrointestinal antacid agent; • Buserelin for treatment of fertility disorder s of ovarian origin, anoestrus, to induce 
ovulation and increase conception rate; 
• Hydrocortisone for use as a t opical anti-inflammatory; and 
• Thymol when used as a miticide for th e control of varroa mites in beehives. 
 
Set an MRL for:  • Tolylfluanid  of 1.0 mg/kg in pomefruit; and  
• Meloxicam of 0.01 mg/kg in pig meat, 0.2 mg/kg in pig kidney and pig liver 0.1 
 mg/kg. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricu ltural Compounds) Food Standards 2004.  
Explanatory discussion paper (available in English, 23 pages). 
6. Description of content:  The discussion paper proposes changes to the New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2004) as set out in 
section 3. G/SPS/N/NZL/293 
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 7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  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:  New Zealand 
(Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2004 (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   18 August 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   9 July 2004 
12. Final date for comments:  18 June 2004 
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:    
'MRL Food Standard 2004' 
Policy Group  New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), PO Box 2835, Wellington, New Zealand. 
 
Fax:  +64 4 463 2583,  Email:  policy@nzfsa.govt.nz  
13. Texts available from:  [ N ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526,  101-103 The Terrace, 
Wellington, New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4140  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;   
E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz. Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/s ps/transparency/notifications/index.htm