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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/NZL/64
29 August 2000
(00-3397)
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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable: :  Live passerine birds from the United Kingdom.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Import health standard for the
importation of passerine birds into New Z ealand from the United Kingdom (20 pages).
5. Description of content:  This import health standard allows  for the importation of specified
passerine bird species into New Zealand from the United Kingdom.  It includes the
following safeguards against diseases of concern:
- Declaration of area freedom from New castle disease and avian influenza.
- Pre-export testing regime for paramyxovirus 1, paramyxovirus 2, paramyxovirus3,
Mycoplasma iowae , Salmonella  Gallinarum, Salmonella  Pullorum, Salmonella
Arizonae, Salmonella  Enteritidis phage type 4 and Salmonella  Typhimurium
definitive phage type 104.
- Post-arrival quarantine period of 35 days in New Zealand with a further testing
regime for paramyxovirus 1, paramyxovirus 2, paramyxovirus 3, Mycoplasma
iowae , Salmonella  Gallinarum, Salmonella  Pullorum, Salmonella  Arizonae,
Salmonella  Enteritidis phage type 4 and Salmonella  Typhimurium definitive
phage type 104.
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 .
To prevent the entry into New Zealand of exotic avian diseases such as avian influenza,
Newcastle disease, paramyxovirus 2, paramyxovirus 3, Mycoplasma iowae , Salmonella
Gallinarum, Salmonella  Pullorum and Salmonella  Arizonae.
To prevent the entry of Salmonella  Enteritidis PT 4 and Salmonella  Typhimurium DT 104
into the avian population of New Zealand.G/SPS/N/NZL/64
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
Paramyxovirus 2, paramyxovirus 3, Mycoplasma iowae , Salmonella  Arizonae, Salmonella
Enteritidis (in passerine birds) and Salmonella  Typhimurium (in passerine birds) are not
covered by the OIE Code .
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) International Animal Health Code  recommends
import requirements for countries free from Newcastle disease and avian influenza (e.g.
United Kingdom).  In addition to the requirements specified in the Code , the import health
standard requires a diagnostic test for these two diseases.
The import health standard complie s with recommendations in the Code  for Salmonella
Pullorum and Salmonella  Gallinarum.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  None
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 November 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 November 2000
11. Final date for comments:  27 October 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 Barbara Christensen
National Adviser International Trade
Animal Biosecurity GroupMAF Biosecurity Authority
PO Box 2526
Wellington, New Zealand
Tel:  (+64) 4 498 9807
Fax:  (+64) 4 474 4133
E-mail:  christensenb@maf.govt.nz
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 available
on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s website at:
http://www.maf.govt.nz/AnimalIHS/riskanal.htm#Draft Import Health Standards