International Consultation
International standards for country consultation
OIE
New Zealand's comments on the report of the February 2011 meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission
- New Zealand's Comments on the Report of the February 2011 Meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission 31 May 2011
(125 KB) - New Zealand's Comments on the Report of the February 2011 Meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission 4 July 2011
(28 KB) - Annex 1 Meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission
(113 KB) - Annex 2 Glossary
(70 KB) - Annex 3 Notification of Diseases and Epidemiological Information
(380 KB) - Annex 4 Veterinary Services
(325 KB) - Annex 5 Communication
(98 KB) - Annex 6 Design and Implementation of Identification Systems to Achieve Animal Traceability
(156 KB) - Annex 7 Zoning and Compartmentalisation
(266 KB) - Annex 8 General Hygiene in Semen Collection and Processing Centres
(265 KB) - Annex 9 Certification Procedures
(94 KB) - Annex 10 Quarantine Measures Applicable to Non-Human Primates
(279 KB) - Annex 11 The Control of Hazards of Animal Health and Public Health Importance in Animal Feed
(122 KB) - Annex 12 Prevention, Detection and Control Of Salmonella in Poultry
(253 KB) - Annex 13 Transport of Animals by Land
(1746 KB) - Annex 14 Animal Welfare and Broiler Chicken Production
(267 KB) - Annex 15 Anthrax
(184 KB) - Annex 16 Aujeszky's Disease
(186 KB) - Annex 17 Bluetongue
(257 KB) - Annex 18 Foot and Mouth Disease
(422 KB) - Annex 19 Procedures for Self Declaration and for Official Recognition by the OIE
(407 KB) - Annex 20 Vesicular Stomatitis
(98 KB) - Annex 21 Avian Influenza
(482 KB) - Annex 22 Newcastle Disease
(210 KB) - Annex 23 Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
(156 KB) - Annex 24 Lumpy Skin Disease
(124 KB) - Annex 25 Equine Influenza
(145 KB) - Annex 26 Chlamydophila Abortus Infection
(91 KB) - Annex 27 Scrapie
(138 KB) - Annex 28 Classical Swine Fever
(266 KB) - Annex 29 Criteria for Listing Diseases
(123 KB) - Annex 30 Veterinary Legislation
(188 KB) - Annex 31 Monitoring of the Quantities and Usage Patterns of Antimicrobial Agents Used in Food Producing Animals
(288 KB) - Annex 32 Guidance from the Animal Welfare Working Group to Ad Hoc Groups on the Development of Animal Welfare Standards
(25 KB) - Annex 33 African Horse Sickness
(313 KB) - Annex 34 Report of the Meeting of the OIE Ad Hoc Group on Zoonotic Parasites
(434 KB) - Annex 35 Report of the Tenth Meeting of the OIE Animal Production Food Safety Working Group
(496 KB) - Annex 35 (cond.) Terms of reference for a literature review of the scientific evidence for relationships that may exist between the welfare of food‐producing animals and food safety
(67 KB) - Annex 36 Report of the Fourth Meeting of the OIE Ad Hoc Group on Laboratory Animal Welfare
(563 KB) - Annex 36 Discussion Paper
(73 KB) - Annex 37 Report of the Meeting of the OIE Ad Hoc Group on Veterinary Education
(353 KB) - Annex 38 Future Work Programme for the Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission
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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 2010:
The 5 draft ISPMs are:
- SYSTEMS APPROACHES FOR PEST RISK MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT FLIES (TEPHRITIDAE)
- DRAFT ANNEX to ISPM 27:2010 - Plum pox virus
- DRAFT ANNEX to ISPM 28:2009 - Irradiation treatment for Ceratitis capitata
- INTEGRATED MEASURES APPROACH FOR PLANTS FOR PLANTING IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- DRAFT APPENDIX to ISPM 15:2009 - Submission of new treatments for inclusion in ISPM 15
For copies of the draft standards and comments templates please either contact
sally.jennings@maf.govt.nz or go to the IPPC website
.
Once you have reviewed the draft ISPMs please send comments or responses (using the supplied templates) to Sally Jennings email: sally.jennings@maf.govt.nz by the 20 August 2010.
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:
- the Terrestrial Animal Health Code

- the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals

- the Aquatic Animal Health Code
and - the Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals

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.
Page last updated: 13 October 2011
