Concerning exports to Switzerland, the Ministry for Primary Industries is responsible for certifying (official insurance) certifying that health and animal health standards and requirements are met:

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Concerning exports to Switzerland, the Ministry for Primary Industries is responsible for certification (official insurance) certifying that health and animal health standards and requirements are met;

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Concerning imports into New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries is competent to establish sanitary (food safety) and animal health (animal health) standards and requirements.

The Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs is responsible for controls in the health and veterinary fields:

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Certification for export is provided by the cantonal authorities on behalf of the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs, which certify that health and animal health standards and requirements are met;

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On imports, the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (Border Veterinary Service) is responsible for the application of animal health, health and related animal health standards and requirements.

New Zealand-Counsellor (SPS) in Brussels, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Switzerland-Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs OSAV, Director of the International Affairs Sector

Official health certificates shall be established for trade in live animals and/or animal products between the two Parties, unless otherwise provided in Annex IV. Such certificates may also mention additional guarantees referred to in Annex IV, if such guarantees exist.

Except as otherwise provided in this Annex or in Annex IV to this Agreement, New Zealand shall establish its certificates in accordance with Commission Decision 2003 /56/EC. ²

Except as otherwise provided in this Annex or in Annex IV to this Agreement, Switzerland shall use the following certificate models for equivalent areas or areas of domain:

" The live animals and animal products described in this document respect the standards and requirements of Switzerland equivalent to the standards and requirements of New Zealand as set out in the Agreement between Confederation Switzerland and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products, in accordance with ... (Swiss legislation) ".

For the products listed in Annex IV recognised as not equivalent (or those falling within the scope of Commission Decision 2003 /56/EC, as last amended by Commission Decision 2006 /855/EC of 24 August 2006 amending the Decision 2003 /56/EC), the exporting country must comply with the certification rules and use the certificates of the importing country.

After the country of export has confirmed the outbreak of an outbreak referred to in section 29 B of Schedule IV pursuant to s. 12, the additional declarations referred to in point 29 B of Annex IV shall be recorded on the health certificates. These additional declarations shall remain in force until a decision defining the regionalisation of the country has been taken by the exporting country in accordance with Art. 6 or another convention between the Parties.

Official health certificates are issued in English.

Official health certificates are established in one of the official languages of Switzerland and in English.

Any consignment intended for export shall be accompanied by a veterinary certificate of origin, a veterinary document of origin or another document of origin if provided for in this Agreement, which refers to the agreed health information.

(a)

The exchange of information contained in the original veterinary certificates, the original veterinary documents or other documents of origin may be carried out by written mail and/or by a secure electronic transmission method which provides An equivalent guarantee, including the use of digital signatures and non-repudiation mechanisms. If the exporting country chooses the digital official health certificates and/or digital veterinary documents, the importing country must have accepted that equivalent security guarantees are provided. The agreement of the importing country concerning the use of the only digital certificates may be entered either in one of the annexes or agreed in writing in accordance with Art. 15 (1) of this Agreement. The Parties shall take all necessary steps to ensure the completeness of the certification process in order to combat fraud and prevent the use of false or misleading certificates.

Electronic transmission systems for data that ensure equivalent security are:

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New Zealand-E-cert

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UE-TRACES

(b)

The official health certificate must be submitted to the border control post in the form of:

(i)

An original signed certificate;

(ii)

Either electronically using E-cert or TRACES and in accordance with the procedure described above under (a).

The auditing authorities shall be responsible for verifying that the official certifying officials are aware of the sanitary conditions of the importing Party as set out in this Agreement and, if necessary, are required to attest to Their respect.

For the purposes of this Annex, "audit" means the assessment of effectiveness.

(a)

The audit shall be carried out jointly by the Party responsible for effecting the audit ("auditor") And the audited Party ("audited") In accordance with the procedure set out in this Annex. Facilities or facilities may be inspected if necessary.

(b)

The audit should be used to monitor the effectiveness of the supervisory authority rather than to reject batches of foodstuffs or establishments. In the event that the audit reveals a serious risk to human or animal health, the auditee shall promptly take the appropriate corrective measures, which may take the form of a review of the applicable law, an audit of the modalities Implementation, an evaluation of the final outcome, a review of the extent to which the legislation is complied with and a review of subsequent corrective actions.

(c)

The frequency of audits should depend on their effectiveness. A low level of efficiency requires an increase in the frequency of audits; an unsatisfactory performance should be corrected by auditee to the satisfaction of the auditor.

(d)

Audit and audit-based decisions shall be transcribed and consistent with this Agreement.

The audit team prepares a plan, preferably in accordance with accepted international standards, which defines the following:

(a)

Object, scope and protection of the audit;

(b)

The date and place of the audit, with a timetable of operations until the final report is drawn up;

(c)

The language (s) in which the audit will be conducted and the report written;

(d)

The identity of auditors and the audit executive if the audit is carried out by a group of auditors; specific professional qualifications may be required for the audit of special systems and programmes;

(e)

Calendar of meetings with relevant officials and site visits or facility visits; identification of facilities or facilities to be visited should not be reported in advance;

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The auditor is required to keep the information secret during the course of the audit, subject to the provisions on freedom of information; conflicts of interest must be avoided;

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Compliance with the rules of hygiene and safety in the workplace and the rights of the contractor.

The plan should be reviewed in advance with representatives of the audited department.

The following principles shall apply to measures taken by the audited service in order to facilitate the audit:

(a)

The audited service is required to work closely with the auditor and designate those responsible for the audit. Cooperation shall cover the following points:

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Access to all applicable regulations and standards,

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Access to relevant programmes of application and records and documents,

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Access to audit and inspection reports,

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Documentation of corrective measures and sanctions,

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Access to facilities.

(b)

The audited department is required to implement a documented program to demonstrate that the standards are met on a consistent and consistent basis.

Opening session

An opening meeting will be organized by the representatives of the two Parties, during which the auditor controls the audit programme to ensure that the resources, documents and other means necessary to carry out the audit are Effectively available.

Review of documents

The document review may include the following: review of documents and records referred to in c. 3 let. A; an examination of the structures and powers of the audited service; a review of any amendment to the legislation on food control and certification, proposed after the entry into force of this Annex or after the Last audit. In this case, particular consideration must be given to the aspects of the legislation on food control and certification which have an impact on the animals and the animal products concerned. Such action may also include the examination of registers and control and certification documents.

On-Site Audit

(a)

The decision to carry out an on-the-spot audit should be taken on the basis of a risk assessment taking into account the following factors: the products concerned, compliance with the regulations by the industry or the country Exporter, production, import and export volumes, infrastructure changes, and the nature of the national inspection and certification systems.

(b)

In order to verify that the information contained in the documents complies with the requirements set out in the Document Review chapter, the on-the-spot verification may include the visit of the production, manufacturing and processing plants And storage of foodstuffs, as well as the visit of the offices carrying out the checks.

Follow-up Audit

In cases where a follow-up audit is carried out to verify the correction of defects, the auditor may restrict the scope of the audit and control only those aspects considered to be corrected.

Reporting forms for audit results and conclusions should be standardised as much as possible in order to make the audit uniform, transparent and efficient. The working papers may include control forms indicating the following evaluation criteria:

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Legislation,

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Structure and operation of inspection and certification services,

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Establishment characteristics and operating procedure,

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Health statistics, sampling plans and results,

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Application measures and procedures,

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Notification and appeal procedures,

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Training programs.

The representatives of the two Parties shall hold a closing meeting, to which, where appropriate, officials responsible for the implementation of inspection and certification programmes may participate. During this session, the auditor presents the audit findings. This information should be worded as clearly and precisely as possible in order to avoid any misunderstanding. The auditee shall draw up an action plan, including a timetable, for correcting the deficiencies found.

A draft audit report shall be forwarded as soon as possible to the audited service. The latter is requested to give a written opinion on the draft report within one month of its receipt; the remarks of the audited service are included in the final report.

The fees set out in points B I and B II of this Annex shall be applied to imports.

Unless otherwise provided, the charges shall be set to cover only the actual costs of the controls. They should not be higher than the charges levied for equivalent shipments from other third countries.

The fees charged for control are set out in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls carried out to ensure compliance with food law For animals and foodstuffs and with the provisions on animal health and animal welfare (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1) (CE) 882/2004. ⁶

Monitoring fees are collected according to Annex V to Regulation (EC) 882/2004 minus 22.5 % ⁷ On the other hand, for goods transiting through Switzerland to a non-EU country, control charges are levied according to Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, without reduction.

Royalties shall be applied in accordance with New Zealand:

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Biosecurity (Costs)

Individual Sending -maximum of 149.60 ( _{+ TVA} ) NZD by Shipment

Multiple Containers Compound -maximum of 149.60 ( _{+ TVA} ) NZD for first container and maximum 75 _{(+ TVA)} NZD/Container for Additional Containers

Bulk goods consisting of mass retail goods -maximum of 149.60 _{(+ TVA)} NZD/hr

Individual Sending -fees applied in accordance with New Zealand:

New Zealand Inspection (Animal Health)

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Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations.

New Zealand Inspection (Public Health)

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Fees and Expenses Regulation.

New Zealand charges levied on imports may be adjusted annually to the increase according to the following formula:

New maximum charge = inspection fee according to Annex VII x (1 + average rate of increase/100 *) ^{(current year-2009)}

* calculated on a current basis for New Zealand and published by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand