Importing Sheep and goat skins, pickled/salted, wool-on from Iceland

15 January 1998

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Issued pursuant to Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993

Dated: 15 January 1998

1. Permit to Import
2. Review of Import Health Standard
3. Documentation Accompanying The Consignment
4. Importer's Responsibilities
5. Dispensation Application
6. Manufacturer's Declaration
7. Health Certification
8. Biosecurity Clearance

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1. Permit to Import

1.1 Prior to importation, it is mandatory that the importer applies for an permit to import, which authorises the importation of an animal product to New Zealand.

This permit is obtained from:

Chief Veterinary Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
P O Box 2526, Wellington,
New Zealand.

1.2 The importer shall supply the following information:

• name and address of exporter
• name and address of manufacturer
• description and type of product

1.3 Attached to, and an integral part of the permit to import, is the current Import Health Standard which describes the conditions under which the animal product may be imported to New Zealand.

2. Review of Import Health Standard

The Import Health Standard may be reviewed and amended if there are changes in New Zealand's import policy, or the animal health status of the originating country, or for any other reason, at the discretion of the Chief Veterinary Officer.

3. Documentation Accompanying The Consignment

3.1 The permit to import and all the required certification, which must be in English or a bilingual (language of specified country/English) form, must accompany the consignment to New Zealand.

3.2 When the permit to import is for a single consignment, the original permit to import, the Import Health Standard , and all the required certification must accompany the consignment to New Zealand

3.3 When the permit to import is for multiple consignments, a copy of the permit to import and Import Health Standard , together with the required certification shall accompany the consignment to New Zealand.

4. Importer's Responsibilities

All costs associated with the importation, which include testing, treatment, transport, servicing and veterinary certification must be borne by the importer.

5. Dispensation Application

The attached health conditions have been agreed as being suitable for trade between the exporting and the importing countries. It is expected that the animal product will meet the conditions in every respect.

Occasionally it is found that, due to circumstances beyond the importer's control, the products do not comply completely with the requirements. In such cases an application for dispensation will be considered and issued at the discretion of the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture, but only if the following information is forwarded by the certifying authority:

• 5.1 which clause/s of the health requirements cannot be met and how this has occurred;
• 5.2 the reason the animal product is considered to be of an "equivalent health" status and/or what proposal is made to return the animal product to an equivalent health status as set-out in the health conditions;
• 5.3 the reasons why the certifying authority believe this proposal should be acceptable to the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and their recommendation for its acceptance.

6. Manufacturer's Declaration

The consignment must be accompanied by a written declaration from the manufacturer which states:

• 6.1 details of the processing to which the sheep/goat skins have been subjected.
• 6.2 that the skins have been packed in new clean packaging.
• 6.3 the skins are free from insect infestation.

7. Health Certification

The consignment must be accompanied by a certificate signed by an official government veterinary officer which states that:

• 7.1 anthrax, foot & mouth disease and rinderpest have not occurred in Iceland during the twelve months prior to the date of manufacture of the skins.
• 7.2 the skins originate from healthy animals which have been subjected to veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter.
• 7.3 The skins were handled in a sanitary manner and were not subjected to contagion prior to export.

8. Biosecurity Clearance

8.1 A conditional release will be issued provided the documentation is in order.

8.2 The skins shall be taken directly to the nominated Approved Tannery named on the permit to import for processing, where the wrappings in which the skins have been shipped are to be destroyed by incineration.

IHS Dated 15-Jan-98

Ref: I-ICE-137 HIDSHGIC.ICE