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Official Assurances Programme (OAP)

This Programme describes the procedures that must be followed in order to receive an official assurance to accompany exported animal material or animal products within the scope of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), Animal Products Group.

NZFSA policy and the Act aim to facilitate trade in animal material and animal products. For any trade, nationally or internationally, the animal material or animal product must have first met all applicable New Zealand requirements.

Some importing governments require official assurances for animal materials or products, to provide confidence that certain requirements have been met (e.g. country of origin). These assurances are provided by the NZFSA.

The claims made on official assurances must be substantiated in order to maintain the integrity of New Zealand as a trading partner and NZFSA's reputation as a competent authority. This is achieved through systems allowing information relating to the assurances to be independently verified and for the product status and country eligibility to be transferred between establishments.

Therefore where animal material or animal product is exported with an official assurance, the animal material or animal product business involved must be a part of this system. For the majority of these businesses, a risk management programme is required to be a part of this system. This enables the resulting animal material or animal product to be eligible for an official assurance.

• Official Assurances Programme

OAP Amendments

Document	Amendment	Coversheet	Date
Official Assurances Programme	Version 6 [PDF 488K ]	Coversheet	May 06
Official Assurances Programme	Version 5 [PDF 422K ]	Coversheet	Jul 05
Official Assurances Programme	Version 4 [PDF 417K ]	Coversheet	Sep 04
Official Assurances Programme	Version 3 [PDF 25K ]	Coversheet [PDF 7.4K ]	Jun 03
Official Assurances Programme	Version 2 [PDF 241K ]	Coversheet [PDF 3.9K ]	Aug 01
Official Assurances Programme	Version 1 [PDF 189K ]	Coversheet [PDF 9.1K ]	Mar 00
Official Assurances Programme	Amendment 0 [PDF 176K ]		Nov 99