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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/69
26 September 2000
(00-3874)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NEW ZEALAND
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Frozen pig meat and pig meat products for human consumption  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  South Africa
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Revocation of import health
standard (1 page)
5. Description of content:  The import health standard for th e importation into New Zealand of
frozen pig meat and pig meat products for hum an consumption from the Republic of South
Africa has been revoked.
6. 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           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the
previously free zone (Kwazulu-Natal province)  of South Africa, the import health standard
was revoked as it did not include adequate safeguards against foot-and-mouth disease.Therefore, the importation of pig meat and pig meat products from South Africa has been
suspended.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Higher level of sanitary protection than would
be achieved by measures based on the OIE International Animal Health Code: Mammals,
Birds and Bees.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Import health
standard for the importation into New Zealand of frozen pig meat and pig meat products for
human consumption from the Republic of South Africa (31 January 2000).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  22 September 2000G/SPS/N/NZL/69
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11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Comments to Barbara Christensen, National Advi ser International Trade, Animal Biosecurity
group,  Biosecurity Authority, Ministry of  Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526,
Wellington, New Zealand.  Phone: (+64) 4 498 9807, Facsimile (+64) 4 474 4133,  E-mail :
christensenb@maf.govt.nz
Text available from national notification authority.