Provisional Import Health Standards
In this section you will find links to provisional import health standards. A provisional import health standard is released after consultation on a draft import health standard has been completed, but prior to the standard being issued.
| Title | Date made available |
|---|---|
IHS for Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products for Human Comsumption from the European Union  (343 KB) |
07 April 2009 |
| IHS for Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products for Human Comsumption from Mexico (338 KB) |
07 April 2009 |
| IHS for Pig By-Products from Canada and/or the United States of America (281 KB) |
07 April 2009 |
| IHS for Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products for Human Comsumption from Canada and/or the United States of America (307 KB) |
07 April 2009 |
Request Made for Independent Review of Provisional Import Health Standards for Pig Meat and Pig Meat Products
The New Zealand Pork Industry Board has notified the Director General of MAF of their intention to seek a review of the provisional import health standards for pig meat and pig meat products issued earlier this month.
The Pork Industry Board must request a review in writing, identifying their significant concern with the Chief Technical Officer’s consideration of the scientific evidence, and why they consider there has been insufficient regard to the scientific evidence. They must also provide the Director General with any additional scientific information related to their concern that was not provided to the Chief Technical Officer.
Assuming that the request for review is accepted, the Director General is then required to:
- ask for nominations for the review panel;
- consider nominations;
- appoint one or more persons to make up the panel; and
- set terms of reference for the independent review panel’s conduct of the review.
Previous experience indicates the process of appointing the review panel can be quite challenging and time consuming. Work is already underway to identify potential panel members to expedite appointment of a review panel, should that be required. Once the panel and terms of reference are agreed, the expectation is that the review panel will complete its work and report its findings and recommendations to the Director General within three months.
Final decisions on the import health standards rest with the Director General.
This site will be updated to keep you informed on this process.
Provisional import health standards are made available in accordance with Gazette Notice 4582 issued under section 22A of the Biosecurity Act. This Notice allows 10 working days for any person consulted under section 22(6) of the Biosecurity Act, and that made a submission, to notify the Director-General of MAF if he or she intends to request an independent review of the scientific evidence considered by MAF's chief technical officer in developing this import health standard. When notifying the Director-General of an intention to request an independent review, a person must demonstrate that they are eligible to do so by demonstrating that they meet the criteria of a person consulted under section 22 (6) i.e., they are "representative of the classes of persons having an interest in the standard".
If no person notifies the Director-General of an intention to request an independent review within 10 working days of the provisional import health standard being made available, the standard will be issued.
Any person that has notified the Director-General of his or her intention to request an independent review, must make formal that request in writing no later than 20 working days from the time the provisional import health standard is available. The request must:
- identify the part of the person's submission that explains the person's significant concern with the chief technical officer's consideration of the scientific evidence;
- explain why the person considers that there has been insufficient regard to the scientific evidence; and
- include any additional scientific information related to the concern that was not provided to the chief technical officer during consultation.
See Independent Review under section 22A for further information.
Page last updated: 2 June 2009