I, Matthew Stone, Director Animals and Animal Products of the Ministry for Primary Industries ("MPI"), acting under delegated authority from the Director-General of MPI, give notice under section 142N(4) of the Biosecurity Act 1993 ("the Act") that, under section 142M of the Act, some or all of the following material, in whole or in part, is proposed for incorporation by reference in one or more Import Health Standards for Animals and Animal Products developed under sections 22-24D of the Act:
(a) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (available at the IATA website
www.iata.org/).
(b) MPI Approved Biosecurity Treatments (MPI-STD-ABTRT) (available at the MPI website
www.biosecurity.govt.nz/border/transitional-facilities/bnz-std-abtrt).
(c) MPI Approved Diagnostic Tests, Vaccines, Treatments and Post-Arrival Testing Laboratories for Animal Import Health Standards (MPI-STD-TVTL) (available at the MPI website
www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs/imports/
animals/mpi-std-tvt-diagnostic-tests-vaccines-treatments-post-arrival-testing.pdf).
(d) MPI List of FMD-Free Countries and Zones (available at the MPI website
www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/pests/foot-n-mouth/fmd-free-countries-and-zones.pdf).
(e) The International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS) (available at the IETS website
www.iets.org/).
(f) The Australian/New Zealand Standard Safety in Laboratories - Part 3: Microbiological safety and containment (AS/NZS 2243.3) (available for purchase from the Standards New Zealand website
www.standards.co.nz).
(g) The Council Decision of the Commission of
the European Communities 97/132/EC, dated
17 December 1996 (available by request from MPI).
(h) Environment Protection Authority (EPA) decision document NOC03002 (including approved species) (available at the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz/search-databases/Pages/
applications-details.aspx?appID=NOC03002#).
(i) Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) decision document ERMA200600 (including approved species) (available at the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz/search-databases/Pages/
applications-details.aspx?appID=ERMA
200600).
(j) Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) decision document NOC98008 (including approved species) (available at the EPA website
www.epa.govt.nz/search-databases/Pages/
applications-details.aspx?appID=NOC98008).
The following address is:
(a) where comments on this proposal to incorporate material by reference are to be sent; and
(b) where the material incorporated can be viewed free of charge:
Ministry for Primary Industries
Animal Imports Team
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140
animalimports@mpi.govt.nz
Any written comment must be received by the Ministry for Primary Industries no later than 10 working days after the date of notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
Consultation on this proposal to incorporate material by reference is in addition to the usual process of consultation on draft import health standards under sections 22-24D of the Act.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of July 2014.
MATTHEW STONE, Director Animals and Animal Products (acting under delegated authority), Ministry for Primary Industries.