Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1084 of 18 February 2015 approving on behalf of the European Union certain amendments to Annexes II, V, VII and VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (notified under document C(2015) 797) (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEXAGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
ANNEX
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
constituting an Arrangement with New Zealand on the amendments to Annexes II, V, VII and VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products of 17 December 1996
A.    Letter from the European Union
23 March 2015
Dear Ms Roche,
With reference to Article 16(2) of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products of 17 December 1996, I have the honour to propose the following amendments to Annexes II, V, VII and VIII to the Agreement as follows.
As recommended by the Joint Management Committee established under Article 16(1) of the Agreement, to replace the text of Annexes II, V, VII and VIII with the respective texts of Annexes II, V, VII and VIII as attached hereto.
I would be obliged if you would confirm New Zealand's concurrence with these amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement.
With reference to Article 18(3) of the Agreement, I am also pleased to inform you that the internal procedure of the European Union for the approval of the amendments has been completed.
Please accept the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the European Union
Ladislav MIKO
B.    Letter from New Zealand
31 March 2015
Dear Mr Miko,
I have the honour to refer to your letter containing details of proposed modifications to Annexes II, V, VII and Annex VIII of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products of 17 December 1996.
In this regard I have the honour to confirm the acceptability to New Zealand of the proposed modifications, as recommended by the Joint Management Committee established under Article 16(1) of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto.
With reference to Article 18(3) of the Agreement, I am also pleased to inform you that the internal procedure of New Zealand for the approval of the amendments has been completed.
Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yours sincerely
For the competent authority of New Zealand
Ms Deborah ROCHE
Deputy Director-General Policy & Trade
‘ANNEX II
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES
PART A
New Zealand
The Ministry for Primary Industries is responsible for controls in sanitary issues and veterinary affairs.
—
In terms of exports to the European Union the Ministry for Primary Industries is responsible for setting sanitary (food safety) and animal health (zoosanitary) standards and requirements and specifying the health certification attesting to the agreed sanitary and zoosanitary standards and requirements,
—
In terms of imports into New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries is responsible for setting sanitary (food safety) and animal health (zoosanitary) standards and requirements.
PART B
European Union
Control is shared between the national services in the individual Member States and the European Commission. In this respect, the following applies:
—
In terms of exports to New Zealand, the Member States are responsible for the control of production circumstances and requirements, including statutory inspections/audits and issuing health certification attesting to the agreed standards and requirements,
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In terms of imports into the European Union, the European Commission is responsible for overall coordination, inspections/audits of control systems and the necessary legislative action to ensure uniform application of standards and requirements within the internal market.
‘ANNEX V
RECOGNITION OF SANITARY MEASURES
Glossary
Yes (1)
Equivalence agreed. Model health attestations in Annex VII, Section 1(a) to be used. The EU may lay down its import certificates for live animals and animal products from New Zealand with a “Yes-1” status in TRACES using a model as agreed by both Parties.
Yes (2)
Equivalence agreed in principle. Some specific issue(s) to be resolved. Importing party's model health certificate or veterinary documents to be used.
Yes (3)
Equivalence in form of compliance with importing Party's requirements. Importing party's model health certificate or veterinary documents to be used.
NE
Not evaluated. Importing party's model veterinary health certificate or veterinary documents to be used.
E
Still evaluating — under consideration. Importing party's model health certificate or veterinary documents to be used.
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Issues targeted for imminent resolution.
No
Not equivalent and/or further evaluation is required. Trade may occur if the exporting Party meets the importing Party's requirements.
N.A.
Not applicable
ASF
African swine fever
BSE
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
BT
Bluetongue
C
Celsius
CBPP
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
CSF
Classical swine fever
EU/NZ
European Union/New Zealand
E-Cert
New Zealand's electronic data transmission system for export health certification.
EIA
Equine infectious anaemia
FMD
Foot and mouth disease
gst
goods and services tax
HPNAI
Highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza
HTST
High Temperature/Short Time
IBR
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
LPNAI
Low pathogenic notifiable avian influenza
LSD
Lumpy skin disease
min
minute(s)
ND
Newcastle disease
None
No special conditions
OIE
Office International des Epizooties
PAP
Processed animal protein
PPR
Peste des petits ruminants
PRRS
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome
RND
Rinderpest
SVD
Swine vesicular disease
TRACES
The EU's electronic data transmission system for (export) health certification.
TSE
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
UHT
Ultra high temperature
VS
Vesicular stomatitis
Section 1
Germplasm and live animals
Commodity
EU Exports to New Zealand  ( 1 )
New Zealand Exports to EU
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
EU standards
NZ standards
NZ standards
EU standards
1.    Semen
—
Cattle
88/407/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
See Chapter 28:
—
Q-fever
—
Bluetongue
Animal Products Act 1999
88/407/EEC
2011/630/EU
E
IBR.
see Chapter 28
The EU to consider reviewing whether testing of semen for IBR using the OIE approved PCR testing methodology provides an equivalent assurance to IBR disease freedom.
—
Sheep/goats
92/65/EEC
2010/470/EU
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
2010/472/EU
NE
—
Pigs
90/429/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
90/429/EEC
2012/137/EU
NE
—
Deer
92/65/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
No
—
Horses
92/65/EEC
2010/470/EU
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (3)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
2004/211/EC
2010/471/EU
Yes (3)
—
Dogs
92/65/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
NE
2.    Embryos (except embryos subject to penetration of the zona pellucida )
—
Cattle
in-vivo derived embryos
89/556/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993
Yes (1)
See Chapter 28:
—
Q-fever
—
Bovine viral diarrhoea (type II)
Animal Products Act 1999
89/556/EEC
2006/168/EC
Yes (1)
in vitro derived embryos
89/556/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993
Yes (1)
See Chapter 28:
—
Q-fever
—
Bovine viral diarrhoea (type II)
Animal Products Act 1999
Yes (3)
—
Sheep/goats
92/65/EEC
2010/470/EU
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
2010/472/EU
NE
—
Pigs
92/65/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
NE
—
Deer
92/65/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
No
—
Horses
92/65/EEC
2010/470/EU
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
2004/211/EC
2010/471/EU
Yes (3)
—
Poultry hatching eggs
2009/158/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2009/158/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Salmonella
see Chapter 28.
—
Ratites hatching eggs
NE
3.    Live animals
—
Cattle
64/432/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (3)
IBR
see Chapter 28
—
Sheep/goats
91/68/EEC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2004/212/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (3)
The EU to consider scrapie freedom of NZ
—
Swine
64/432/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Yes (3)
Aujeszky's disease see Chapter 28
—
Deer
2004/68/EC
92/65/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2004/68/EC
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Yes (3)
—
Equidae
2009/156/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (3)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/260/EEC
93/195/EEC
93/196/EEC
93/197/EEC
2004/211/EC
2009/156/EC
2010/57/EU
Yes (3)
EIA
see Chapter 28
—
Dogs, cats and ferrets
Commercial:
92/65/EEC
2013/519/EU
Non-commercial:
2003/803/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 998/2003
(EU) No 576/2013
(EU) No 577/2013
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (3)
Rabies see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Commercial Imports:
92/65/EEC
2011/874/EU
2013/519/EU
Non-commercial:
2011/874/EU
2013/519/EU
2013/520/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 998/2003
(EU) No 576/2013
(EU) No 577/2013
Yes (3)
Rabies
see Chapter 28
—
Live poultry
2009/158/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2009/159/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Salmonella
see Chapter 28
—
Ratites
NE
NE
—
Live bees bumble bees including bee/bumble bee germplasm
92/65/EEC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
92/65/EEC
2013/503/EU
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
Bees/bumble bees
see Chapter 28
No trade of commodities to Member States or regions, listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision 2013/503/EU.
Section 2
Meat (including fresh meat, fresh poultry meat, farmed and wild game meat), minced meat, meat preparations and meat products for human consumption
Commodity
EU Exports to New Zealand
New Zealand Exports to EU
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
EU standards
NZ standards
NZ standards
EU standards
4.    Meat
4.A.
Fresh Meat as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Includes minced meat unprocessed (fresh) blood/bones/fat for human consumption.
Animal health
—
Ruminants
—
Equidae
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
Public health
Regulations
(EC)  ( 2 ) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC)  ( 2 ) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
Salmonella and BSE
see Chapter 28
—
Minced meat must be frozen.
4.B.    Fresh Poultry Meat
Animal health
—
poultry
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
—
turkeys
Yes (3)
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
4.C.    Farmed Game Meat
Animal health
—
Deer
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
—
Rabbit
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 119/2009
Yes (1)
—
Other land mammals
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 119/2009
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
(including ratite)
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Land mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 119/2009
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulation
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
—
Ratite
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
4.D.    Wild game meat
Animal health
—
Deer
—
Rabbit
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 119/2009
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF and PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 119/2009
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
—
Other wild land mammals
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 119/2009
NE
—
Feathered
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) 798/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Wild land mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 119/2009
Yes (1)
Unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae must be chilled to + 4 °C for a maximum of 15 days prior to the intended time of import.
—
Feathered
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
5.    Meat preparations
5.A.    Meat preparations from fresh meat
Animal health
—
Ruminants
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulation
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
Frozen only
BSE
see Chapter 28
5.B.    Meat preparations derived from fresh poultry meat
Animal health
—
Poultry
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
—
Turkey
Yes (3)
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Animal Products Act 1999
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
NE
Frozen only
5.C.    Meat preparations derived from farmed game meat
Animal health
—
Deer
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
—
Rabbit
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Yes (1)
—
Ratites
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
—
Feathered
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Deer
—
Pigs
—
Rabbit
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
Frozen only
—
Feathered
—
Ratites
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
2000/572/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
Yes (1)
5.D.    Meat preparations derived from wild game meat
Animal health
—
Deer
—
Rabbit
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Yes (1)
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF and PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
No
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Wild land mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2000/572/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
Frozen Only
—
Feathered
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
2000/572/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
6.    Meat products
6.A.    Meat products derived from fresh meat
Animal health
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
6.B.    Meat products derived from fresh poultry meat
Animal health
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
6.C.    Meat products derived from farmed game
Animal health
—
Pigs
—
Deer
—
Rabbit
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (1)
—
Ratites
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
—
Other feathered
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Pigs
—
Deer
—
Rabbit
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
—
Ratite
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
6.D.    Meat products derived from wild game
Animal health
Wild game
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF and PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (1)
—
Deer
—
Rabbit
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) 798/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
Wild game
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
Section 3
Other products for human consumption
Commodity
EU Exports to New Zealand 1
New Zealand Exports to EU
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
EU standards
NZ standards
NZ standards
EU standards
7.    Products intended for human consumption
7.A.    Animal casings
Animal health
—
Cattle
—
Sheep
—
Goats
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2003/779/EC
2007/777/EC
477/2010/EU
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
7.B.    Processed bones and bone products for human consumption
Animal health
Fresh meat:
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Poultry
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (3)
Farmed game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
92/118//EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (3)
Wild game
—
Deer
—
Pigs
92/118/EC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF and PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Public health
Fresh meat:
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Poultry
Fresh meat
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
2007/777/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
NE
Farmed game
—
Mammals
92/118/EEC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
2007/777/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
NE
Wild game
—
Mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
2007/777/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
NE
7.C.    Processed animal protein for human consumption
Animal health
PAP derived from fresh meat:
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
477/2010/EU
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
Poultry
PAP derived from fresh meat
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
94/438/EC
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Yes (3)
Farmed game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
477/2010/EU
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Wild game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF and PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
477/2010/EU
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Public health
PAP derived from fresh meat
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 999/2001
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Poultry
PAP derived from fresh meat
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
NE
Farmed game
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
NE
Wild game
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
NE
7.D.    Blood and blood products for human consumption
Animal health
Blood and blood products derived from fresh meat:
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC 2002/99/EC
Regulation
(EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EU) No 206/2010
Yes (1)
Poultry
Blood and blood products fresh poultry meat
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Farmed game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Wild game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF and PRRS
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
Fresh meat
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Poultry
Fresh meat
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
NE
Farmed game
—
Mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered game
Yes (1)
NE
Wild game
—
Mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered game
Yes (1)
NE
7 E.    Lard and rendered fats for human consumption
Animal health
Domestic mammals
Products derived from fresh meat:
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
Poultry
Products derived from fresh meat:
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
Yes (3)
Farmed game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered game
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Wild game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
CSF see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
—
Feathered game
Yes (1)
Heat treated
shelf stable
F 0 3 treatment
Yes (3)
Public health
—
Ruminants
—
Horses
—
Pigs
Fresh meat
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Poultry
Fresh meat
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
NE
Farmed game
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered game
Yes (1)
NE
Wild game
92/118/EEC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2007/777/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
—
Feathered game
Yes (1)
NE
7.F.    Gelatines for human consumption
Animal health
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
NE
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
NE
BSE
see Chapter 28
7.G.    Collagen for human consumption
Animal health
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
NE
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
NE
BSE
see Chapter 28
7.H.    Stomachs and Bladders (Salted, Dried, or heated and other products)
Animal health
—
Cattle
—
Sheep
—
Goats
—
Pigs
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (3)
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2007/777/EC
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Yes (1)
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
8.
Milk and milk products for human consumption. Includes colostrum and colostrum-based products for human consumption.
Animal health
Domestic mammals including
—
Cattle
—
Buffalo
—
Sheep
—
Goats
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EU) No 605/2010
Yes (1)
Public health
—
Pasteurised
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EU) No 605/2010
Yes (1)
—
Not pasteurised, thermised cheeses
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
NZ (milk and milk products processing) food standards 2002
Yes (1)
Thermised cheeses
see Chapter 28
Food Act 1981 Animal Products Act (1999)
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EU) No 605/2010
Yes (1)
—
Unpasteurised milk products (excluding raw milk)
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Food Act 1981
Animal Products Act (1999)
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EU) No 605/2010
Yes (1)
9.    Fishery products for human consumption (excluding live)
Animal Health
Wild marine
—
Finfish
—
Eggs/roes
—
Molluscs
—
Echinoderms
—
Tunicates, gastropods and crustaceans
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Salmonids
see Chapter 28
Eggs/roes
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
Wild fresh water
—
Salmonids
—
Eggs/roes
—
Crayfish
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Salmonids
see Chapter 28
Eggs/roes
see Chapter 28
Crayfish (frozen or processed)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
Crayfish (frozen or processed)
—
Finfish (non salmonid)
—
Molluscs
—
Crustaceans
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
Aquaculture products (marine & fresh water — farmed)
—
Salmonids
—
Eggs/roes
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Salmonids
see Chapter 28
Eggs/roes
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
Salmonids (gutted)
—
Molluscs, echinoderms,
—
Tunicates, gastropods and crustaceans
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Frozen or processed
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
Frozen or processed
—
Finfish (non salmonid)
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
Public Health
—
Finfish
—
Eggs/roes
—
Bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, gastropods and crustaceans
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
(Aquaculture)
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
Yes (1)
10.    Live fish, molluscs, crustaceans, including eggs and gametes
Animal health
For human consumption
—
live molluscs echinoderms, tunicates, gastropods
—
live crustaceans
—
live finfish
—
other aquatic animals
93/53/EEC
95/70/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (1)
For breeding, farming, rearing, relaying
—
live molluscs and fish
93/53/EEC
95/70/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008
Yes (3)
Public health
—
live finfish
—
live molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, gastropods
—
live crustaceans
—
other fish
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
(aquaculture for human consumption)
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
Yes (1)
11.    Miscellaneous products for human consumption
11.A.    Honey
Animal health
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
2002/99/EC
Yes (3)
Public health
2001/110/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2001/110/EC
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
Yes (3)
11.B.    Frogs' legs
Animal health
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
NE
11.C.    Snails for human consumption
Animal health
2002/99/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
NE
11.D.    Egg products
Animal health
2002/99/EC
2009/158/EC
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2002/99/EC
2009/158/EC
NE
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Food Act 1981
Health Act 1956
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
2011/163/EU
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 798/2008
NE
Section 4
Products not intended for human consumption
Commodity
EU Exports to New Zealand 1
New Zealand Exports to EU
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
EU standards
NZ standards
NZ standards
EU standards
12.    Animal casings for the production of pet food or for technical purposes
Animal health
—
Cattle
—
Sheep
—
Goats
—
Pigs
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (2)
TSE related restrictions apply.
Animal Products Act 1999
2003/779/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Public health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Health Act 1956
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
13.    Milk, milk products and colostrum not intended for human consumption
Animal health
—
Cattle
—
Sheep
—
Goats
Pasteurised, UHT or sterilised
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
Unpasteurised colostrum and milk for uses outside the feed chain
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (3)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (3)
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
14.    Bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and horn products (excluding horn meal) and hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) for uses other than as feed material, organic fertiliser or soil improver
Animal health
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
15.    Processed (rendered) animal protein for feedingstuffs
Animal health
PAP intended for the production of petfood
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
PAP derived from non-mammalian material
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
—
fish material
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
—
avian material
Yes (2)
70 °C/50 min
80 °C/9 min or 100 °C/1 min
or equivalent
Yes (1)
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
16.    Processed blood and blood products (excluding serum from equidae ) for uses outside the feed chain
Animal health
—
Bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
—
Equidae
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
—
Avian
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
17.    Lard and rendered fats not for human consumption, including fish oils
Animal health
—
rendered fats and oils
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Additional BSE-related labelling requirements apply.
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
—
Lards (porcine)
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Product to be derived from porcine fresh meat, farmed and wild game with Yes (1) for animal health indicated previously.
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
CSF
see Chapter 28
—
Fish oil
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
Fat derivatives from Cat 2 or Cat 3 material as in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
E
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
18. A.    Gelatines for feed or for purposes outside the feed chain
Animal health
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
18. B.    Hydrolysed Protein, collagen, di and tri-calcium phosphate
Animal health
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
19.    Hides and skins
Animal health
—
Ungulates excluding equidae
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
—
Equidae
—
Other mammals
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009.
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
—
Ratite (Ostrich, emu, rhea)
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Yes (1)
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
20.    Wool and fibre/hair
Animal health
—
Sheep, goats, camelids
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Scoured wool only
Clean and washed at 75 °C or equivalent
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
—
Other ruminants and pigs
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
—
Other
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
21.    Petfood (includes processed) containing only category 3 material
Animal health
Processed petfood (mammalian)
Hermetically sealed containers
Semi-moist and dried petfood
dog chews from ungulates (excluding equidae )
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Flavouring innards
NE
Yes (3)
Processed petfood (non-mammalian)
—
Hermetically sealed containers
—
Semi-moist and dried petfood
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
—
fish material
Yes (1)
Yes (1)
—
avian material
Yes (2)
70 °C/50 min
80 °C/9 min
100 °C/1 min or equivalent
Yes (1)
Flavouring innards
NE
Yes (3)
Raw petfood
For direct consumption
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
BSE
see Chapter 28
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
22.    Serum from equidae
Animal health
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
23.    Other animal by-products for the manufacture of feed including petfood, and for uses outside the feed chain
Animal health
Fresh meat
—
Bovine
—
Ovine
—
Caprine
—
Porcine
—
Equine
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Product to be derived from fresh meat, farmed and wild game with Yes (1) for animal health indicated previously
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 999/2001
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
BSE
see Chapter 28
Farmed game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
Wild game
—
Pigs
—
Deer
BSE
see Chapter 28
Additional BSE-related labelling requirements apply
CSF see Chapter 28
Fresh meat
—
Poultry
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Farmed and wild game
—
Feathered
Other species
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
E
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
24.    Apiculture products — not for human consumption
Animal health
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
25.    Game trophies
Animal health
—
Mammalian
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
—
Avian
NE
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
26.    Manure — processed
Animal health
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Biosecurity Act 1993 S 22
NE
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
NE
Public health
N.A.
N.A.
Section 5
General horizontal issues
EU Exports to New Zealand 1
New Zealand Exports to EU
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
Trade conditions
Equivalence
Special conditions
Action
EU standards
NZ standards
NZ standards
EU standards
27.    Horizontal issues
Water
98/83/EC
Animal Products Act 1999
Health Act 1956
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
98/83/EC
Yes (1)
Residues
Residue monitoring
—
Red meat species
96/22/EC
96/23/EC
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
96/22/EC
96/23/EC
Yes (1)
—
Other species other products
Yes (3)
Yes (3)
Certification Systems
96/93/EC
Animal Products Act 1999
Yes (1)
Equivalence status applies to all animals and animal product commodities accorded both animal and public health equivalence “Yes (1)” as appropriate.
Animal Products Act 1999
92/118/EEC
96/93/EC
2002/99/EC
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2074/2005
(EC) No 1251/2008
(EC) No 1069/2009
(EU) No 142/2011
Yes (1)
Equivalence status applies to animals and animal product commodities listed with “Yes (1)” equivalence status under entry Numbers 3, 4A, 4C, 4D, 5A, 5C, 5D, 6A, 6C, 6D, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7H, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21 and 23
When the official health certificate is issued after the departure of the consignment, it shall include reference to the appropriate Eligibility Document (ED), date of issuance of the eligibility document that supports the official health certificate, the date of departure of the consignment and the date of signing of the official health certificate. New Zealand shall inform the border inspection post of arrival of any certification problem after departure from New Zealand.
Re-exports of imported animal products
96/93/EC
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Biosecurity Act 1993
Yes (1)
Animal products may be derived or partly derived from complying animal product(s) which originated in a third country/countries and establishment(s) eligible for trade with the EU and New Zealand.
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 1981
Biosecurity Act 1993
96/93/EC
Yes (1)
Animal products may be derived or partly derived from complying animal product(s) which originated in a third country/countries and establishment(s) eligible for trade with the EU and New Zealand.
Microbiological monitoring/test system
( 3 )
( 4 )
including: test methods, standards for sampling and preparation, and regulatory actions
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2073/2005
Animal Products Act 1999
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 853/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
(EC) No 2073/2005
Yes (1)
Establishment Listing Systems
( 5 )
Regulations
(EC) No 178/2002
(EC) No 882/2004
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Animal Products Act 1999
Yes (1)
Animal Products Act 1999
Regulations
(EC) No 178/2002
(EC) No 882/2004
(EC) No 852/2004
(EC) No 854/2004
Yes (1)
Equivalence status applies to all animal product commodities accorded public health equivalence “Yes (1)” as laid down in this Annex.
Procedures for establishment listings for non “Yes (1)” commodities to be reviewed.
28.    Miscellaneous certification provisions: Attestations are to appear on the public or animal health certificate.
Issue
Certification provisions
Q-fever
New Zealand is recognised as free of Q-fever.
For trade from the EU to NZ in bovine semen and embryos, the Member State competent authority shall certify that:
To the best of my knowledge and as far as I can ascertain, the donors have never been confirmed positive for Q-fever;
AND For bovine semen
EITHER
The donors were subjected to a complement fixation test (CFT) (negative being no fixation of complement at dilution of 1:10 or higher) or ELISA test for Q-fever, on a sample collected between 21 to 120 days after each semen collection period (a period of 60 days or less) for export to New Zealand, with negative results.
OR
An aliquot of semen from each collection for export to New Zealand was tested using a laboratory validated Q-fever PCR test which is in accordance with the methods described in the Q-fever Chapter of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.
AND For bovine embryos
EITHER
The donors were subjected to a complement fixation test (CFT) (negative being no fixation of complement at dilution of 1:10 or higher) or ELISA test for Q-fever, on a sample collected between 21 to 120 days after each embryo collection period for export to New Zealand, with negative results.
OR
A sample of embryos/oocytes and collection and/or washing fluids from each collection for export to New Zealand was/were tested using a laboratory validated Q-fever PCR test which is in accordance with the methods described in the Q-fever Chapter of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals.
BVD type II
New Zealand is recognised as free of Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV): Type II.
For trade from the EU to NZ in bovine embryos, the Member State competent authority shall certify that:
EITHER
The donor animal was subjected to an antigen detection ELISA or virus isolation test for BVDV, with a negative result within thirty (30) days prior to entry into the herd of origin and has been in the herd of origin for more than six (6) months prior to embryo collection for this consignment and has remained isolated from other animals that have not been tested negative.
OR
From the first embryo collection taken from the donor animal for this consignment, either a pooled sample of non-viable oocytes/embryos and washing fluid (as per the OIE Code Chapter for in vivo derived embryos) or an embryo, has been subject to either virus isolation test or PCR test for BVDV with negative results.
Bluetongue
New Zealand is recognised as free of Bluetongue and Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease.
For trade from the EU to NZ in bovine semen, the Member State competent authority shall certify that:
The bovine semen complies with the provisions of the Bluetongue Chapter of the OIE Code mutatis mutandis .
IBR
For trade in live bovine animals from NZ to Member States or regions thereof listed in Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Decision 2004/558/EC, and to Member States or regions thereof listed in Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 2004/558/EC. This attestation shall appear on the health certificate according to Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
BSE
EU exports of products containing bovine, ovine or caprine materials to NZ (in addition to full compliance with all other relevant EU standards)
This product does not contain and is not derived from bovine, ovine and caprine materials other than those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in the European Union and which has been produced in full compliance with Regulations of the European Parliament and the Council (EC) No 999/2001 and (EC) No 1069/2009 as applicable.
Note: Products which contain bovine, ovine or caprine materials other than from those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in the European Union are required to have that component certified in accordance with the relevant, additional third country provisions in the applicable NZ certification decision.
BSE
NZ exports of products containing bovine, ovine or caprine materials to the EU
For human consumption — fresh meat, minced meat and meat preparations, meat products, treated intestines, rendered animal fats, greaves, and gelatine:
(a)
The country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk;
(b)
The animals from which the products of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin were derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country with a negligible BSE risk.
For by-products — rendered fats, pet food, blood products, processed animal protein, bones and bone products, category 3 material, and gelatine:
The animal by-product does not contain and is not derived from bovine, ovine and caprine materials other than those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region classified as posing a negligible BSE risk by a decision in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
PRRS
For trade from the EU to NZ in pig meat , the Member State competent authority shall certify that:
EITHER
(i)
derived from animals that were continuously resident since birth in Finland or Sweden, which is free of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome;
OR
(ii)
cooked to one of the following core temperature/times:
56 degrees Celsius for 60 minutes;
57 degrees Celsius for 55 minutes;
58 degrees Celsius for 50 minutes;
59 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes;
60 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes;
61 degrees Celsius for 35 minutes;
62 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes;
63 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes;
64 degrees Celsius for 22 minutes;
65 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes;
66 degrees Celsius for 17 minutes;
67 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes;
68 degrees Celsius for 13 minutes;
69 degrees Celsius for 12 minutes; or
70 degrees Celsius for 11 minutes;
OR
(iii)
cured where the product has been subjected to a procedure which ensures the meat meets one of the following requirements:
reached a pH of 5 or lower; or
was fermented (lactic curing) to a pH of 6,0 or lower and
age-cured/ripened for at least 21 days; or
qualified for official certification as Prosciutto di Parma or
an equivalent 12 month curing process;
OR
(iv)
prepared as consumer-ready cuts packaged for direct retail sale, not including minced (ground) meat, not including the head and neck, not exceeding 3 kg per package, with the following tissues removed: axillary, medial and lateral iliac, sacral, iliofemoral (deep inguinal), mammary (superficial inguinal), superficial and deep popliteal, dorsal superficial cervical, ventral superficial cervical, middle superficial cervical, gluteal and ischiatic lymph nodes; and any other macroscopically visible lymphatic tissue (i.e. lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels) encountered during processing;
OR
(v)
none of the above (Note: These products need to be processed in New Zealand prior to being given a biosecurity clearance.)
Aujeszky's disease
For trade in live pigs from NZ to Member States or regions thereof listed in Annex I and Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Decision 2008/185/EC. This attestation shall appear on the health certificate according to Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
CSF
—
feral pigs only
For trade from the EU to NZ the Member State competent authority shall certify that the products were derived from areas free from CSF in the feral porcine population for the preceding 60 days. This attestation shall appear on the health certificate:
“The product herein described was derived from wild pigs which were sourced from areas free from classical swine fever in the feral porcine population for the preceding 60 days.”
Live bees/bumble bees
For trade from NZ to the EU , the health certificate(s) for live bees/bumble bees shall bear the following attestation:
The bees/bumble bees ( 1 ), herein described:
(a)
come from a breeding apiary, which is supervised and controlled by the competent authority;
(b)
in the case of honey bees, hives come from an area which is not subject to any restrictions associated with an occurrence of American foul brood (the period of prohibition has been continued for at least 30 days following the last recorded case and the date of which all hives within a radius of three kilometres have been checked by the competent authority and all infected hives burned or treated and inspected to the satisfaction of the said competent authority);
(c)
are from hives or come from hives or colonies (in the case of bumble bees), which were inspected immediately prior to dispatch (normally within 24 hours) and show no clinical signs or suspicion of disease including infestations affecting bees.
The packaging material, queen cages, accompanying products and food are new and have not been in contact with diseased bees or brood-combs, and all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with agents causing diseases or infestations of bees.
( 1 )
Delete as appropriate
Colours for sanitary stamps
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 prescribes the colours that could be used for sanitary stamps.
Salmonella
For trade from NZ to Sweden and Finland
The health certificate(s) for live animals and animal products listed below, shall bear the appropriate attestation set out in the corresponding legislation, if they are imported for consignment to either Sweden or Finland:
For table eggs for human consumption New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005
For live poultry for slaughter New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Annex A to Council Decision 95/410/EC
For breeding poultry New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Annex II to Commission Decision 2003/644/EC
For day old chicks New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Annex III to Commission Decision 2003/644/EC
For laying hens New Zealand shall certify in accordance with Annex II to Commission Decision 2004/235/EC
For fresh meat covered by Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005, the following attestation is to be added “The fresh meat has been subject to microbiological testing for salmonella as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 by sampling in the establishment of origin of this meat.”
Salmonids
For trade from the EU to NZ
The consignment contains only beheaded, gilled, gutted and sexually immature Salmonids of the genera Onchorhynchus, Salmo or Salvelinus .
Eggs/roes
For trade from the EU to NZ
Must be treated to render eggs/roe non-viable, commercially packaged and shelf stable.
Thermised cheeses
For trade from the EU to NZ
The thermised cheese has a moisture content of less than 39 % and pH less than 5,6. The milk used to produce this cheese was rapidly heated to at least 64,5 °Celsius for 16 seconds. The cheese was stored at not less than 7° Celsius for 90 days.
29.    Mutually agreed disease control measures
29.A.    Mutually agreed disease status for specific diseases
Rabies
New Zealand, UK, Malta, Ireland and Sweden are recognised as free of rabies
Equine infectious anemia
New Zealand is recognised as free of EIA
Brucellosis
New Zealand is recognised as free of Brucella abortus and B. mellitensis
Q-fever
New Zealand is recognised as free of Q-fever
BVD type II
New Zealand is recognised as free BVD type II
Bluetongue and EHD
New Zealand is recognised as free of Bluetongue and EHD
EU makes a submission to NZ for EHD freedom
Small hive beetle
New Zealand and the EU are recognised as free of small hive beetle
Tropilaelaps mite
New Zealand and the EU are recognised as free of tropilaelaps mite
No 29.B.
Mutually agreed disease control measures in the event of the occurrence of a specific disease
Official health certificates shall, in accordance with Section 1(b) of Annex VII to the Agreement, bear the relevant additional attestation(s) listed under Chapter 29 of this Annex.
General Attestation for all commodities:
The commodity herein described was kept separate from all other commodities that did not meet the requirements during all stages of production, storage and transport and all necessary precautions were taken to prevent contamination of the commodity with any potential source of [insert relevant disease noted in the disease column below] virus.
Disease specific attestation:
The commodities listed in Chapter 29 i) to xxx) shall in addition to the General Attestation (noted above) for all commodities bear the relevant disease attestation(s) below:
Commodity
Disease
Disease Attestation
Number*) Optional attestations need only be applied to the certificate when applicable.
(i)
Milk and Milk Products:
8.0 13.0
FMD
The milk/milk products herein described:
EITHER
1*)
have undergone sterilisation of at least F 0 3.
OR
2*)
have undergone an ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment at 132 °C for at least 1 second.
OR
3*)
had a pH of less than 7,0 prior to undergoing a high temperature — short time pasteurisation (HTST) treatment at 72 °C for 15 seconds.
OR
4*)
had a pH of more than 7,0 prior to undergoing a double high temperature — short time pasteurisation (HTST) treatment at 72 °C for 15 seconds.
OR
5*)
have been subjected to high temperature — short time pasteurisation (HTST) combined with the lowering of pH below 6 for one hour.
OR
6*)
have been subjected to high temperature — short time pasteurisation (HTST) combined with additional heating to 72 °C combined with desiccation or an equivalent validated and approved drying/desiccation process that achieves at minimum an equivalent thermal effect of 72 °C for 15 seconds.
(ii)
Meat (including minced meat) and meat preparations from bi-ungulates excluding head, feet, viscera and meat from swine ( suidae ):
4.A 4.C 5.A 5.C
FMD
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described (excluding feet, head and viscera) was:
1.
derived from animals that have been subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections and have been found free of any sign suggestive of FMD;
2.
derived from deboned carcasses from which the offal and major lymphatic glands have been removed;
3.
subject to maturation at a temperature above + 2 °C for at least 24 hrs and reached a pH value of below 6 when tested in the middle of the longissimus dorsi muscle after maturation and before deboning;
4.
was not derived from animals slaughtered or processed in an establishment located within a designated protection or surveillance zone,
5.
Meat sourced from animals within the protection and surveillance zones is subject to official control and has been identified and controlled so as to ensure its exclusion from this consignment.
(iii)
Meat (including minced meat) and other animal products (including offal) derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ):
4.A 4.C 5.A 5.C 7.A 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G 11.E
FMD
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described was:
I)
derived from animals that have been subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection and have been found free of any sign suggestive of FMD;
AND
EITHER
2*)
derived from animals slaughtered 21 days prior to the estimated date of earliest infection in the territory; and not derived from animals slaughtered or processed in an establishment located within a designated protection or surveillance zone.
OR
3*)
derived from animals that have been resident on a holding for at least 21 days and were identified so as to allow the tracing of the holding of origin; but not derived from animals resident in holdings within a protection or surveillance zone; and the commodity has been clearly identified and detained under official supervision for at least 7 days and was not released until any suspicion of infection with the foot-and-mouth disease virus on the holding of origin has been officially ruled out at the end of the detention period;
AND
4.
Meat sourced from animals within the protection and surveillance zones is subject to official control and has been identified and controlled so as to ensure its exclusion from this consignment.
(iv)
Meat and meat preparations from Poultry (including turkeys):
4.B 4.C 5.B 5.C
HPNAI —
Notifiable in accordance with OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code criteria
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described was derived from animals that:
EITHER
1*)
have been sourced from a holding situated outside a protection or a surveillance zone; and all meat sourced from animals within the protection and surveillance zones is subject to official control and has been identified and controlled so as to ensure its exclusion from this consignment.;
OR
2*)
have been sourced from a holding within a surveillance zone but outside a protection zone and have been tested to give a 95 % probability of detecting a 5 % prevalence of HPNAI infection not more than 7 days prior to slaughter using virus detection tests, and/or serological tests, with negative results; and have been slaughtered in a designated establishment which has not processed poultry infected with HPNAI since last cleaned and disinfected, and have been subjected to ante-mort em and post-mortem examinations and have shown no signs suggestive of HPNAI; and all meat sourced from animals within the protection zone is subject to official control and has been identified and controlled so as to ensure its exclusion from this consignment.
OR
3*)
were processed on a date at least 21 days before the estimated date of earliest infection.
(v)
Meat and meat preparations from Poultry (including turkeys):
4.B 4.C 5.B 5.C
LPNAI
Notifiable in accordance with OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code criteria
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described was derived from animals that;
1.
have been sourced from a holding in which there has been no evidence of LPNAI during the past 21 days;
2.
have been slaughtered in an approved establishment which has not processed poultry infected with LPNAI since last cleaned and disinfected;
3.
have been subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem examinations and have shown no signs suggestive of LPNAI;
(vi)
Meat and meat preparations from Poultry (including turkeys):
4.B 4.C 5.B 5.C
ND
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described was derived from:
1.
Animals from holdings free from ND and not situated in an ND protection or surveillance zone;
AND
EITHER
2*)
have not been vaccinated against ND;
OR
3*)
were vaccinated against ND using a vaccine complying with the standards described in Commission Decision 93/152/EEC (the nature of the vaccine used and the date of vaccination shall also be stated in the certificate).
AND
4.
The animals showed no clinical sign of ND on the day of shipment to the slaughter house and were further subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem examination and having showed no clinical signs suggestive of ND; were slaughtered in an approved establishment that is subject to regular inspection by the Veterinary Competent Authority and which has not processed poultry infected with ND since having last cleaned and disinfected.
(vii)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ) and poultry (including turkeys):
6.A 6.B 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
FMD, CSF, SVD, ASF, RND, ND, LPNAI, HPNAI, PPR
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been heat treated in a hermetically sealed container with an F 0 value of 3,00 or more
(viii)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ) and poultry (including turkeys):
6.A 6.B 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
FMD, CSF, SVD, RND, ND, LPNAI, HPNAI, PPR
EITHER
1*)
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been heat treated to a minimum temperature of 70 °C throughout the product.
OR
2*)
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been heat treated to 70 °C for minimum 30 minutes or an equivalent validated and approved thermal process.
(ix)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
FMD, CSF, SVD, ASF, RND, PPR
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has undergone heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container to at least 60 °C for a minimum of 4 hours, during which time the core temperature has reached at least 70 °C for 30 minutes.
(x)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
ASF
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been heat treated to a minimum temperature of 80 °C throughout the product.
(xi)
Meat Products and other processed products (boneless) derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
FMD, CSF, SVD, ASF, RND
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described is boneless and has undergone a natural fermentation and maturation process for not less than nine months resulting in the following characteristics: Aw value of not more than 0,93 or a pH value of not more than 6,0.
(xii)
Meat Products and other processed products (including bone in) derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
FMD, CSF, SVD
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described which may contain bone has undergone a natural fermentation and maturation process for not less than nine months resulting in the following characteristics: Aw value of not more than 0,93 or a pH value of not more than 6,0.
(xiii)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from bi-ungulates including swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
FMD, PPR
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been heat treated to ensure a core temperature of at least 65 °C is reached for the time necessary to achieve a pasteurisation value (PV) equal to, or more than, 40.
(xiv)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
CSF
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described is a dry cured pork meat 1 and is;
EITHER
1*)
Bone-in Italian style pork ham that has been cured with salt and dried for a minimum of 313 days 1 ;
OR
2*)
Bone-in Spanish style pork, Iberian shoulder, that has been cured with salt and dried for a minimum of 252 days 1 ;
OR
3*)
Bone-in Spanish style pork, Iberian loin, that has been cured with salt and dried for a minimum of 126 days 1 ;
OR
4*)
Bone-in Spanish style pork, Serrano ham, that has been cured with salt and dried for a minimum of 140 days 1 .
Foot note 1 : At the time of publication import conditions for pork meat into New Zealand may apply curing times exceeding the minimum stated for CSF.
(xv)
Meat Products and other processed products derived from swine ( suidae ):
6.A 6.C 6.D 7.B 7.C 7.D 7.E 7.F 7.G7.H
ASF
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been subject to treatment involving natural fermentation and maturation during at least 190 days for hams and 140 days for loins.
(xvi)
Animal Casings derived from ruminants:
7.A 12.0
FMD
The animal casings herein described have been cleaned, scraped and either salted with sodium chloride for 30 days or bleached or dried after scraping and were protected from recontamination after treatment.
(xvii)
Processed (rendered) Animal Protein, lards, fats and petfood derived from ungulates and poultry (including turkeys):
15.0 17.0 21.0
FMD, SVD, RND, PPR, ASF, ND, LSD
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been thermally treated in accordance with minimum regulatory standards and to a minimum 90 degrees Celsius for ten minutes throughout the product.
(xviii)
Wool and fibre from ruminants:
20.0
FMD, RND
EITHER
1*)
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been stored at 18 °C for 4 weeks, or 4 °C for 4 months, or 37 °C for 8 days
OR
2*)
The [ insert relevant commodity ] herein described has been subject to industrial scouring by immersion in water soluble detergent at 60-70 °C.
OR
3*)
The unprocessed [ insert relevant commodity ] has been cleaned, dried and securely enclosed in packaging in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
(xix)
Treated Hides and Skins:
19
FMD, RND
The hides or skins herein described have been salted for 7 days in sea salt containing at least 2 % sodium carbonate.
(xx)
Treated Hides and Skins:
19
FMD
EITHER
1*)
The hides or skins herein described have been dry or wet salted for 14 days prior to dispatch and have been shipped by sea.
OR
2*)
The hides and skins herein described have been dried for 42 days at temperatures of at least 20 °C.
(xxii)
Fully Treated Hides and Skins (wet blue, pickled, limed or hides that have completed the tanning process):
19
FMD, RND
Fully treated hides and skins can be traded without restriction provided that these products have been submitted to the usual chemical and mechanical processes in use in the tanning industry.
The following attestation may be applied in order to facilitate trade:
The fully treated hides and skins described have been submitted to the usual chemical and mechanical processes in use in the tanning industry.
(xxiii)
Bovine Semen:
1
FMD
The semen herein described:
EITHER
1*)
was derived from donor animals which were kept in a semen collection centre where no animals have been added in last the 30 days before collection and FMD has not occurred within 10 kilometres for 30 days before and after collection, and which showed no clinical sign of FMD on the day of collection, have not been vaccinated against FMD and were subjected, not less than 21 days after collection of the semen, to a tests for antibodies against FMD virus, with negative results and no other animals present in the semen collection centre has been vaccinated against FMD. Additionally, the semen was collected from a semen collection centre not located within a protection or surveillance zone and any semen collected within a protection and surveillance zone has been clearly identified and detained under official supervision; and the semen collected, was further processed and stored in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 or Chapter 4.6 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code as relevant and was further stored in the country of origin for a period of at least one month following collection, and during this period no animal on the establishment where the donor animals were kept showed any sign of FMD.
OR
2*)
has been collected and stored frozen at least 21 days before the estimated date of earliest infection with the foot-and-mouth disease virus on a holding in the protection and surveillance zone; and any semen collected after the date of earliest infection has been stored separately and was only released after all the measures relating to the outbreak of FMD have been removed; and all animals accommodated in the semen collection centre have undergone a clinical examination and samples taken have been subjected to a serological test to substantiate the absence of infection in the centre concerned; and the donor animals have been subjected with negative result to a serological test for the detection of antibodies against the FMD virus on a sample taken not earlier than 28 days after the collection of the semen.
(xxiv)
Bovine Semen:
1
BT
The semen herein described was derived from donor animals:
EITHER
That were kept in a vector-protected establishment for at least 60 days before the commencement of, and during, collection of the semen;
OR
That were subjected to a serological test according to the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals to detect antibody to the BTV group, with negative results, at least every 60 days throughout the collection period and between 21 days and 60 days after the final collection for the consignment to be exported:
OR
That were subjected to an agent identification test according to the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals on blood samples collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7 days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28 days (for PCR test) during, semen collection for the consignment to be exported, with negative results:
OR
The semen collection centre is not within an infected (restricted) zone. Semen from infected (restricted) zones has been clearly identified and detained under official supervision.
AND
The semen was collected, processed and stored in conformity with the OIE standards.
(xxv)
Bovine Semen:
1
LSD
The semen herein described was derived from donor animals:
That showed no clinical sign of LSD on the day of collection of the semen and for the following 28 days; and the animals were kept in the exporting country for the 28 days prior to collection, in a semen collection centre where no case of LSD was officially reported during that period, and the centre was not situated in either a LSD infected zone or buffer zone and any semen from buffer zone has been clearly identified and controlled.
(xxvi)
In vivo derived bovine embryos (except embryos that have been subjected to penetration of the zona pellucida ):
2
FMD
The in vivo derived embryos herein described were derived from donors that:
Were free of clinical signs of FMD, at the time of collection; and from which the embryos were conceived by artificial insemination using semen collected, processed and stored in semen collection centres approved by the competent authority in conformity with OIE standards. In addition the embryos have been collected, processed and stored in accordance with standards laid down by the competent authority;
AND
The donor animals from which the embryos were collected originate from a herd(s) that was/were not located within a protection or surveillance zone. Embryos collected within the protection and surveillance zones have been clearly identified and detained under official supervision.
(xxvii)
In vivo derived bovine embryos (except embryos that have been subjected to penetration of the zona pellucida ):
2
BT
The in vivo derived embryos herein described were derived from donors that:
Were free of clinical signs of BT at the time of collection and from which the embryos were conceived by artificial insemination using semen collected, processed and stored in semen collection centres approved by the competent authority in conformity with the OIE standards.
AND
The embryos were collected, processed and stored in accordance with standards laid down by the competent authority.
(xxviii)
In vivo derived bovine embryos (except embryos that have been subjected to penetration of the zona pellucida ):
2
VS
The in vivo derived embryos herein described were derived from donors that:
Were kept for 21 days prior to, and during, collection in an establishment where no case of VS was reported during that period and were subject to a diagnostic test for VS, with negative results, within 21 days prior to embryo collection. In addition the embryos were collected, processed and stored in conformity with OIE notified standards; and the establishment was not located within a protection or surveillance zone. Embryos collected within protection and surveillance zones has been clearly identified and detained under official supervision.
(xxix)
In vivo derived bovine embryos (except embryos that have been subjected to penetration of the zona pellucida ):
2
CBPP
The in vivo derived embryos herein described were derived from donors that:
EITHER
1*)
have not been vaccinated against CBPP and were subjected to the complement fixation test for CBPP with negative results, on two occasions, with an interval of not less than 21 days and not more than 30 days between each test, the second test being performed within 14 days prior to collection; and were isolated from other domestic bovidae from the day of the first complement fixation test until collection;
OR
2*)
were vaccinated using a vaccine complying with the standards described in the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals not more than 4 months prior to collection;
AND
showed no clinical sign of CBPP on the day of collection of the embryos; and were kept since birth, or for the past 6 months, in a herd(s) where no case of CBPP was reported during that period, and that the herd(s) was/were not situated in a CBPP infected zone; and the embryos were collected, processed and stored in accordance with standards laid down by the competent authority.
(xxx)
Poultry hatching eggs:
2
LPNAI,
HPNAI —
Notifiable in accordance with OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code criteria Avian influenza (OIE notifiable)
Newcastle disease
For trade from the EU to NZ:
The poultry hatching eggs herein described were derived from source flocks and hatcheries within a Ministry for Primary Industries approved compartment free of notifiable avian influenza [and/or] Newcastle disease [ delete as appropriate ]
(xxxi)
Live bees/bumble bees:
3
Small hive beetle
( Aethina tumida )
For trade from NZ to the EU:
(a)
hives come from an area at least 100 km radius which is not subject to any restrictions associated with the suspicion or confirmed occurrence of the small hive beetle ( Aethina tumida ) and where these infestations are absent;
(b)
the bees/bumble bees ( 1 ) as well as their packaging have undergone a visual examination to detect the occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) or their eggs and larvae.
( 1 )
Delete as appropriate
(xxxii)
Live bees/bumble bees:
3
Tropilaelaps mite ( Tropilaelaps spp.)
For trade from New Zealand to the EU:
(a)
hives come from an area at least 100 km radius which is not subject to any restrictions associated with the suspicion or confirmed occurrence of the Tropilaelaps mite ( Tropilaelaps spp.), and where these infestations are absent;
(b)
the bees/bumble bees ( 1 ) as well as their packaging have undergone a visual examination to detect the occurrence of the Tropilaelaps mite ( Tropilaelaps spp.).
( 1 )
Delete as appropriate
‘ANNEX VII
CERTIFICATION
Official health certificates will cover consignments of live animals and/or animal products being traded between the Parties.
Section 1: Health attestations:
(a)
For commodities with equivalence “Yes-1” agreed
(i)
The following model health attestation to be used (equivalence for animal and/or public health as appropriate). Refer Yes (1) Annex V;
“The live animal(s) or animal product(s) herein described, complies/y with the relevant (European Union/New Zealand  ( *1 ) ) standards and requirements which have been recognized as equivalent to the (New Zealand/European Union  ( *1 ) ) standards and requirements as prescribed in the European Union/New Zealand Agreement on sanitary measures (Council Decision 97/132/EC).
Specifically, in accordance with (insert … exporting Party's legislation)  ( *2 )
( *1 )   Delete as appropriate."
( *1 )   Delete as appropriate."
( *2 )   Optional, at the discretion of the importing Party.”
"
AND
(ii)
The additional attestation(s) described in Chapter 28 of Section 5 of Annex V, as relevant and referred to as “Special Conditions” within Annex V, to be used.
(iii)
For EU exports to New Zealand, the additional attestation(s) to be used: “the animal product is eligible for intra-Union trade without restriction”.
(iv)
For exports from New Zealand: For consignments of commodities for which the model health attestation as referred to in Section 1 paragraph (a)(i) is prescribed and equivalence is established in Annex V, Section 5, Chapter 28, Subchapter “Certification systems”, the additional attestation to be used when certificates are issued after the date of departure  ( 6 ) of consignments: “The undersigned officer certifies this consignment on the basis of eligibility document(s) (specify reference to the appropriate Eligibility Document(s) ED)) issued on (insert date), which were ascertained by him/her and were issued prior to the departure of the consignment”.
(b)
For all commodities
Following confirmation by the exporting party, in accordance with Article 12, that a disease listed in Chapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V has occurred, the relevant additional attestation(s), as described in Chapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V, shall be applied to official health certificates. The relevant additional attestation(s) provided for in Chapter 29.B. of Section 5 of Annex V to be used until a regionalisation decision is taken by the exporting party, in accordance with Article 6, or as otherwise mutually agreed.
Section 2: Completion of Certificates:
(a)
When issuing a paper certificate, the signature and official seal applied must be in a colour different to that of the printing.
(b)
For exports from New Zealand: when a paper official health certificate is issued, the official health certificate shall be issued in English, as well as in one of the languages of the Member State in which the border inspection post where the consignment is presented, is situated.
(c)
For exports from the European Union: the official health certificate shall be issued in the language of the Member State of origin, as well as in English.
(d)
Each consignment intended for export shall be supported by an original health certificate(s), or original veterinary document(s) or other original document(s) where specified under the Agreement which convey agreed sanitary information.
(e)
Minor modifications to the format of the model certificate are permitted.
(f)
The official health certificates do not need to include the explanatory notes providing guidance for completion, nor the attestations that are irrelevant to the consignment.
Section 3: Electronic Data Transmission:
(a)
The exchange of original veterinary certificate(s) or other original document(s)/information may occur by paper based systems and/or secure methods of electronic data transmission offering equivalent certification guarantees, including the use of digital signature and non-repudiation mechanism. Where the exporting Party elects to provide electronic official health certificates and/or veterinary document(s), the importing Party must have determined that equivalent security guarantees are being provided. The importing Party's agreement for the exclusive use of electronic certification can either be recorded in one of the Annexes to the Agreement or by correspondence in accordance with Article 16(1) to the Agreement. The Parties shall take all necessary steps to ensure the integrity of the certification process, to guard against fraud and prevent false and misleading certification.
Electronic data transmission systems offering equivalent guarantees:
New Zealand — E-cert
EU — TRACES
(b)
The official health certificate shall be issued and provided to the border inspection post either:
(i)
As an original signed paper certificate, or
(ii)
Electronically through use of electronic data transmission using E-cert and TRACES according to the procedure described in Section 3 (a).
Section 4: Controls:
The controlling authority shall ensure that official certifying officers are aware of the importing party's health conditions as prescribed in this Agreement and are obliged to certify to these requirements where appropriate.
‘ANNEX VIII
FRONTIER CHECKS AND INSPECTION FEES
A.   FRONTIER CHECKS ON CONSIGNMENTS OF LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Type of frontier check
( 7 )
:
Rate in %
1.
Documentary and Identity checks
Both Parties will perform documentary checks
100
Identity check means a discretionary  ( 8 ) confirmatory check by the Competent Authority to ensure that the sanitary certificate(s)/document(s) or other document(s) provided for by sanitary legislation correspond with the product within the consignment  ( 9 ) . In the case of sealed containers, such identity check may consist of only verifying that the seals are intact and that container identity information and the seal number correspond to those given in the accompanying sanitary documentation or certificate.
2.    Physical checks (including random or targeted)
Live animals, except bees and bumble bees
100
Queen bees and small colonies of bumble bees
100
Bees and bumble bees packages
50  ( 10 )
Semen/embryos/ova
10
Live animals  ( 11 ) and animal products for human consumption listed in Annex V to Council Decision 97/132/EC
1
Animal products not for human consumption listed in Annex V to Council Decision 97/132/EC
1
Processed animal protein not for human consumption (bulked)
100 % for the first 6 consignments and then 1-10 %.
B.   INSPECTION FEES
The fees specified in B.I and II of this Annex shall be applied to imports.
Fees, unless otherwise agreed, shall be set so that they only recover the actual costs of border inspection service and shall not be higher than the equivalent consignment fee charged for the same commodity imported from other third countries.
B.I.    For the European Union
Live animals and germplasm inspection fees:
Inspection fees shall be applied in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
Products of animal origin:
Inspection fees shall be applied in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 with a reduction of 22,5 %  ( 12 ) . However, for the transit of goods through the Union, inspection fees shall be applied in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 without reduction.
B.II.    For New Zealand
Live animals and germplasm inspection fees:
Inspection fees shall be applied in accordance with New Zealand — Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations.
Products of animal origin:
Documentary and identity checks inspection fees:
Single consignment — Maximum 149,60(+ gst) NZD per consignment
Multi container consignments — Maximum 149,60(+ gst) NZD for the first container and a Maximum of 75 (+ gst) NZD/container for additional containers
Break bulk consignments — Maximum 149,60(+ gst) NZD/hour
Documentary, identity + physical checks inspection fees:
Single consignment — inspection fees applied in accordance with New Zealand regulations:
Animal Health Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations
Public Health Fees and Charges Regulation
Inflation adjustment for New Zealand's inspection fees:
New Zealand inspection fees may be adjusted on an annual basis in accordance with the following formula:
Maximum inspection fee =
Annex VIII listed inspection fee × (1 + average inflation rate/100*)(Current year — 2009)
*
as calculated on an ongoing basis for New Zealand as published by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
( *1 )   Delete as appropriate.
( *2 )   Optional, at the discretion of the importing Party.”
”
( 1 )   Commodities must be fully eligible for unrestricted intra-Union trade, unless otherwise indicated.
( 2 )   All entries referring to Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, and (EC) No 854/2004 shall be construed to include relevant implementing measures and microbial criteria as laid down in Regulations (EC) No 2073/2005, (EC) No 2074/2005 and (EC) No 2076/2005.
( 3 )   For exported products it is the responsibility of the exporter (food business operator) to ensure that exported products meet the microbiological food safety criteria of the importing party.
( 4 )   Applies to the meat, fishery and dairy sectors.
( 5 )   New Zealand establishments and facilities information will be entered into the EU TRACES system (or any successor system) by the New Zealand Competent Authority. New Zealand guarantees that the establishments fulfil the conditions as laid down in the Agreement. The Commission will update and publish the information on the Commission website without undue delay and normally within 2 working days. The Commission may, where a guarantee is unsatisfactory, not publish an establishment on the Commission website. If the Commission decides not to publish an establishment on the Commission website it will provide the reason(s) to the New Zealand authority without undue delay.
( 6 )   Date of departure is the date on which the vessel left the final port of New Zealand.
( 7 )   The Competent Authority may delegate these activities, including physical inspections, to a responsible person or an agency, in accordance with the legislation of the importing Party.
( 8 )   In accordance with the legislation of the importing Party.
( 9 )   For the purposes of this Annex, “consignment” means a quantity of products of the same type, covered by the same veterinary certificate(s) or veterinary document(s), or other document(s) provided for by veterinary legislation, conveyed by the same means of transport and coming from the same third country or part of such country. “Same means of transport” means carrier (e.g. vessel, aircraft).
( 10 )   For consignments of packaged bees containing less than 130 packages 50 % of the consignment is to be subject to inspection. For consignments containing more than 130 packages, a sample of 65 packages randomly selected from the consignment must be inspected to achieve a 95 % confidence interval of detecting 5 % incidence of disease.
( 11 )   As covered by Chapter 10 of Annex V.
( 12 )   Calculated on the assumption that the rate of the physical checks for New Zealand imports is only 10 % of the normal physical checks rate applied to other third countries and assuming that the costs for physical checks account for 25 % of the total fees costs.
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