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Cost Recovery Proposals under the Animal Products Act 1999

5 Services provided

This section details the services provided by NZFSA in administering the Animal Products Act, that are subject to the cost recovery proposals in this paper. The services are:

• Setting of New Zealand standards

• Setting export standards and systems and market access.

• Approvals, accreditation and registrations

• Event/Emergency Response

• Policy Advice (including technical input)

The main activities in these areas are:

New Zealand standards, specifications and guidance

• setting New Zealand safety and suitability standards

• developing and implementing operational standards and guidance for industry

• clarifying and interpreting standards or specifications

• setting verification requirements

• overall review of standards’ effectiveness

• contributing to the development of international standards

• establishing import requirements

• provision of technical policy advice

Export standards and Market Access

• contributing to the development of international standards

• negotiating technical market access conditions and specifications

• providing certification and other assurance activities to meet international authority requirements

• setting verification requirements for industry

• overall review of industry export programmes

• provision of technical policy advice

Approvals, Accreditations and Registrations

• approval of

o risk management programmes

o agencies and persons, including third party verifiers (including warrants)

o exporters

o products and/or substances

o facilities, equipment, premises

• providing the administrative systems and processes for approvals including evaluation and review

• assessment or evaluation of applications, systems or processes

• maintenance of associated public registers

• suspension and removal of approvals.

Event/Emergency Response

• establishing standards and systems for emergency management

• managing incidents and responding to events