International Consultation

International standards for country consultation

OIE

Report of the meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission – September 2009

New Zealand's comments on the report of the September 2009 meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission

Report of the meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission - September 2009

New Zealand's comments on the report of the September 2009 meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission

IPPC

Call for Comments on Draft International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures.

Draft International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) for member countries review and comments.

The following seven draft ISPMs are sent for member consultation through the regular process in 2008:

1. Regulating wood packaging material in international trade (Revision of ISPM No. 15)
2. Categorization of commodities according to their phytosanitary risk
3. Fruit fly trapping (proposed Annex 1 to ISPM No. 26 (Establishment of pest free areas for fruit flies (Tephritidae))
4. Glossary of phytosanitary terms (Amendments to ISPM No. 5)
5. Terminology of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in relation to the Glossary of phytosanitary terms (proposed supplement to ISPM No. 5)
6. Structure and operation of post-entry quarantine facilities
7. Pest free potato micropropagative material and minitubers for international trade

For copies of the draft standards and comments templates please either contact sally.jennings@maf.govt.nz or go to the IPPC website (offsite link to www.ippc.int).

Once you have reviewed the draft ISPMs please send comments or responses to Sally Jennings email: sally.jennings@maf.govt.nz by the 1 September 2008.

OIE

New Zealand’s process for making submissions on the OIE’s international standards

The OIE’s role is to set the international standards by which Member Countries agree to abide to insure that animals and animal products can be traded safely without the international spread of animal diseases or zoonoses.

The OIE’s standards are published in:

These standards are reviewed and revised by the relevant Specialist Commissions of the OIE on an on-going basis and, twice a year, proposed revisions or new standards are circulated to OIE Member Countries for comment.

Whenever the OIE proposes to make changes to any of these standards, New Zealand, along with the 171 other countries which are members of OIE, is given the opportunity to scrutinise the technical soundness of the proposed changes.

MAF's practice is to send the proposed text to a number of New Zealand experts, inside and outside MAF, and to other stakeholders, such as industry groups and other relevant government departments, requesting comment. Any comments received by deadline are collated into a single submission and sent back to OIE over the signature of New Zealand’s Permanent Delegate to the OIE, Dr Barry O’Neil.

Because of New Zealand’s reputation for offering rational, science- and risk-based submissions, we are influential in the development of fair international standards which work to protect our own biosecurity while, at the same time, facilitating market access for the products of New Zealand’s animal-based export industries.

IPPC

New Zealand’s process for making submissions on the IPPC international standards

Topics on the IPPC standard setting work programme are developed into International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). The standard setting process involves developing and approving a specification, drafting groups and review by the Standards Committee (SC). When decided by the SC, the draft ISPMs are sent for member country consultation.

MAF's practice is to send the draft standards (ISMP’s), along with the IPPC comment template, to a number of New Zealand experts, inside and outside MAF, and to other stakeholders, such as industry groups and other relevant government departments, requesting comment. Any comments received by deadline are collated into a single submission and sent back to the IPPC for consideration.

Because of New Zealand’s reputation for offering rational, science- and risk-based submissions, we are influential in the development of fair international standards which work to protect our own biosecurity while, at the same time, facilitating market access for the products of New Zealand’s animal-based export industries.

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