Exporting Cattle (breeding) to the Sultanate of Oman

4 May 2007

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Ref: AE-OM 05L
Date: 4 May 2007

1. Statutory authority

Pursuant to section 60 of the Animal Products Act 1999, I notify the following overseas market access requirements, entitled cattle (breeding) to the Sultanate of Oman.

This notice takes effect from date of signing.

Dated at Wellington on this 19^th day of July 2007.

Signed: Karen Sparrow
Manager Exports
Border Standards
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand
(pursuant to delegated authority)

2. Sultanate of Oman Requirements

Cattle (breeding) exported from New Zealand to the Sultanate of Oman must comply with the import requirements of Sultanate of Oman listed in this notice as follows:

2.1 An import permit is required for the exportation of cattle (breeding) to the Sultanate of Oman.

2.2 An official veterinarian authorised by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry must certify, after due enquiry, the following:

2.2.1 New Zealand is free of foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular stomatitis, rinderpest, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, bluetongue, anthrax, haemorrhagic septicaemia, lumpy skin disease, brucellosis (Brucella abortus and B. melitensis), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, Rift Valley fever, Q fever, rabies, heartwater, melioidosis, Aujeszky’s disease (pseudorabies), bovine anaplasmosis, bovine babesiosis, ruminant piroplasmosis, and hydatidosis.

2.2.2 Vaccination against these diseases is not permitted in New Zealand (except for rabies in dogs and cats).

2.2.3 The animals were born and raised in New Zealand.

2.2.4 The animals originated from farms that have been free of bovine tuberculosis for at least the last 3 years.

2.2.5 Within 30 days prior to the scheduled date of export, the animals were tested for bovine tuberculosis, with negative results, using the intra-dermal caudal fold tuberculin test (using mammalian PPD tuberculin).

2.2.6 The animals have been kept isolated in pre-export isolation facilities approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for a period of at least 21 days prior to export.

2.2.7 During this period, the animals were under the supervision of an Official Veterinarian.

2.2.8 The animals were inspected by an Official Veterinarian within 72 hours of the scheduled date of export. They were healthy, and showed no clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease, and were fit to travel.

2.2.9 The animals were transported to the place of shipment in vehicles constructed for the purpose, and which had been cleaned and disinfected before loading.

2.2.10 During transport to the place of shipment, the animals did not come into contact with other animals not of the same health status.

2.3 The master/captain of the ship/aircraft transporting the animals must hereby declare and certify on his report attached to the export certificate the following:

2.3.1 Ship’s name/Aircraft, Shipping company/Airline, Voyage Number/Flight Number and port(s) of call since taking the animals on board (if applicable). Date and time of departure from the port where the animals were loaded. Date and time of arrival in the Sultanate of Oman and report regarding mortalities on board (if applicable).

2.3.2 After embarkation, the animals to be exported to the Sultanate of Oman have not been in contact with other animals showing any signs of highly infectious or contagious diseases.

2.3.3 After embarkation, the animals to be exported have not been unloaded or in transit in regions or zones of territories which were subject to a prohibition order for a highly infectious or contagious disease(s).

2.3.4 After embarkation, the animals to be exported were transported directly from New Zealand to the Sultanate of Oman without involving transit through a third country (in the case of transport by air, any required refueling stops are exempted (see ports of call listed on the report)).

3. Definitions

For the purposes of this document:

Any term or expression that is defined in the Animal Products Act 1999 and used, but not defined in this document, has the same meaning as in this Act.

Explanatory note

These overseas market access requirements are based on the export certificate for cattle (breeding) to Sultanate of Oman dated 4 May 2007.

Additional Information on OMAR Notification: BOVANIEC.OMA 04.05.07

1. This is a new OMAR, based on the ‘Conditions for the Importation of Breeding Cattle from New Zealand to the Sultanate of Oman’, which were received from Dr. Yusuf Al Wahaibi, Director of Veterinary Quarantine, Sultanate of Oman, on 1 May 2007. The export certificate was accepted by Dr Yusul Al Wahaibi in an e-mail, dated 27 May 2007.
2. An import permit is required. This can be obtained from the Department of Veterinary Quarantine of the Sultanate of Oman.
3. Prior to importation of the cattle, the original export certificate must be attested (verified of its authenticity) by the embassy of the Sultanate of Oman or any other member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council (i.e. Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates).
   
   If necessary, a copy of the signed export certificate may accompany the consignment in the mean time. The original certificate should then be sent by courier to Oman (once properly attested).
4. The importer should notify the Veterinary Authority at the port of entry at least 48 hours before the arrivals of the animals.
5. On arrival in Oman, the animals will be subjected to inspection, laboratory testing, and quarantine for at least 21 days. Permission for release from quarantine will be issued by the Quarantine Veterinary Authorities of Oman.
6. In the event of a changing epidemiological situation or environmental pollution occurring in New Zealand, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Sultanate of Oman reserves the right to impose additional conditions, or refuse or cancel the issued import permit.

Section 61.A of the Animal Products Amendments Act 2005 states that 'The Crown is not liable, and nor is the Director-General or any employee of the Ministry liable, for any loss arising through the refusal or failure of the relevant authority of an overseas market to admit export animal material or animal product to that market'.