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Animal Products Act 1999

Export of animal material and products - Export requirements and official assurances

60: Export requirements

You could also call this:

"Rules for sending animal products from New Zealand to other countries"

The Director-General can set rules for exporting animal products from New Zealand. You need to follow these rules if you want to export animal products. The Director-General sets these rules to help New Zealand products get into other countries, or to meet the requirements of the country that is importing the products.

The Director-General can say how you must meet these rules, when you must meet them, and who is responsible for making sure they are met. They can also say what records you need to keep.

The Director-General can set rules to make sure New Zealand's animal products meet international standards. They do this by following standards, requirements, or recommended practices that apply or are accepted internationally, as stated in a notice under section 167(1).

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Part 5Export of animal material and products
Export requirements and official assurances

60Export requirements

  1. The Director-General may, by notice under section 167(1), specify requirements in relation to all or any class or description of animal material or animal product intended for export, if the Director-General is satisfied that the setting of the requirements—

  2. is necessary or desirable for the purpose of facilitating access to overseas markets; or
    1. is in accordance with the requirements of the relevant authority of the importing country, or can reasonably be expected to satisfy the requirements of the relevant authority of the importing country; or
      1. is necessary or desirable to safeguard assurances provided by New Zealand.

        1. The Director-General may, in the notice, specify the manner in which the export requirements may or must be met, when this may or must occur, who is responsible for ensuring the requirements are met, and any recording requirements that are to be complied with.

        2. The Director-General may, in the notice, specify requirements that the Director-General is satisfied are necessary or desirable for the purpose of maintaining consistency with any standards, requirements, or recommended practices that apply or are accepted internationally.

        Notes
        • Section 60: substituted, on , by section 17 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 26).
        • Section 60(1): amended, on , by section 106(1) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
        • Section 60(2): amended, on , by section 106(2) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
        • Section 60(3): amended, on , by section 106(3) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).