Requirement documents for exporting poultry meat
A list of requirement documents you need to meet when exporting poultry meat.
Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARs)
Legislation

- Animal Products (Export Requirements for Branding, Marking and Security Devices) Notice 2012 [PDF, 77 KB]
- Approval Notice Amending Carton Seals and Intervention Seals [PDF, 32 KB]
- Animal Products - Official Devices: NZFSA Container Seals [PDF, 19 KB]
- Animal Products - Official Devices Programme: Interim Requirements, and Guidance for Operator Seal use [PDF, 23 KB]
Codes of practice
Cold and dry stores - Code of practice
Poultry processing - Code of practice

If you are a primary processor of poultry, you can use this example to develop your RMP.

Provides guidance on good manufacturing practice, process control, and the application of HACCP principles for processed meats.

- Processed meats - Code of practice - Cover letter - Amendment 1 [PDF, 44 KB]
- Processed meats - Code of practice [PDF, 1542 KB]
Provides guidance on good manufacturing practice, process control, and the application of HACCP principles for processed meats.
Notices

Requirements for inspection agencies carrying out ante- and postmortem inspection of animal material and products exported with official assurances.


For the purposes of safeguarding assurances provided by New Zealand, this notice sets verification requirements and frequencies in relation to animal products for export.

The purpose of this Notice is to facilitate market access and safeguard assurances provided by New Zealand by setting out general requirements that must be met in order for honey and other bee products to be eligible for export. In particular, this Notice specifies the following:
a) requirements for ensuring that bee products meet market access requirements; and
b) requirements for ensuring traceability through the export supply chain; and
c) definition for monofloral and multifloral mānuka honey and associated requirements.

This Notice specifies the general export requirements that are to be complied with in order for animal material and animal products to be eligible for export as halal. This Notice revokes and replaces the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Animal Material and Halal Animal Products that was issued on 23 December 2016

This notice specifies the requirements that must be followed in order to receive an official assurance to accompany exported animal material or animal products within the scope of the Animal Products Act 1999 (the Act).