Implementing
Arrangement: Chapter 7 A
Competent
Authorities and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Contact
Points
Competent Authorities
A China:
The competent authority is the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China ("AQSIQ").
B New Zealand:
In terms of exports to China of commodities subject to sanitary and phytosanitary measures, responsibility is shared between Biosecurity New Zealand ("BNZ") in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority ("NZFSA") as follows:
- BNZ is responsible for production requirements and for issuing official assurances (health certification) attesting to compliance with agreed veterinary and phytosanitary standards and requirements for exports of live animals and germplasm, and plant products;
- NZFSA is responsible for production and processing requirements and for issuing official assurances (health certification) attesting to compliance with agreed veterinary and human health standards and requirements for all other animal products (including seafood and commodities not intended as food for human consumption), and for the human health aspects of food products of plant origin;
In terms of imports from China of these commodities, responsibility is shared between BNZ and NZFSA as follows:
- BNZ is responsible for animal and plant health issues;
- NZFSA is responsible for food safety issues and sanitary aspects of products not intended as food for human consumption.
Contact Points
A China:
Zhang Baofeng
Director of Division of Planning and Coordination
Department of International Cooperation
AQSIQ
No.9 Madian East Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100088
China
Email: zhangbf@aqsiq.gov.cn
Telephone: +86 (10) 8226 2176
Facsimile: +86 (10) 8226 0552
B New Zealand:
Steve Ainsworth
First Secretary (Agriculture)
New Zealand Embassy, Beijing
1 Ritan Dongerjie
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100600
Telephone: +86 (10) 6532 2731
Facsimile: +86 (10) 6532 4317
Mobile: +86 139 1153 6590
E-mail: steven.ainsworth@mfat.govt.nz
- Page last updated: 02 July 2010
