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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/56
27 June 2000
(00-2621)
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 Biosecurity Authority
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). Unprocessed fibre of sheep, goats and lamoids intended for scouring. Tariff no:
Subheading 5101.11 (sheep fibre)  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  All countries exporting to New Zealand
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Generic import health standard for
the importation into New Zealand of unprocessed fibre (sheep, goat, lamoid)
5. Description of content:  The draft import health standard above regulates the importation
of unprocessed fibre of sheep, goats and lamoids (alpaca, llama, vicuña, guanaco) intended
for scouring.  The standard does not apply to any particular country.  Individual standards
will be developed for countries which export to New Zealand, depending on their animalhealth status.
The standard is based upon the MAF import risk analysis "Unprocessed fibre of sheep and
goats".  After additional analysis, MAF determined that lamoid fibre posed no additional
risks to those posed by fibre of sheep and goats, and could be imported under the same
conditions.
All imports of unprocessed fibre for scouring will require importation into a facility
registered by MAF, where safeguards additional to scouring may be applied, depending onthe animal health status of the exporting country.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests   
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 August 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  29 August 2000G/SPS/N/NZL/56
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11. Final date for comments:  22 August 2000
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:  Dr John Bassett, National Adviser International Trade, Animal
Biosecurity group, MAF Biosecurity Authority, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;Tel:  (+64 4) 474 4192;  Fax:  (+64 4) 474 4227
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Also on MAF
website at:
http://www.maf.govt.nz/AnimalIHS/riskanal.htm#Draft Import Health Standards