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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.1
14 March 2003
(03-1519)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Canadian Food Inspection Agency
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Propagative material, including nurse ry stock, of regulated species, wood
products with bark of regulated species, non-propagative plant parts of regulated species, soil,
growing media.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Great Britain, United States of America
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  D-01-01:
Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum  Associated
with Sudden Oak Death into Canada  (English, 10 pages;  French,11 pages).
6. Description of content:
Sudden oak death is a serious disease of oaks and other species caused by the fungus-like
organism Phytophthora ramorum .  The disease has not been found in Canada.  A pest risk
assessment has been completed by the Plant Health Risk Assessment Unit of the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency.  This assessment has concluded that if sudden oak death was to
be introduced, the disease could have a substantial impact to the forest resources and theenvironment of Canada.
This directive contains the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of propagative
and non-propagative host materials, of a serious pathogen Phytophthora ramorum  (sudden
oak death) affecting a broad range of plants.
This notification consolidates and replaces notifications G/SPS/N/CAN/97 and
G/SPS/N/CAN/141.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Canada is expanding the
list of host genera regulated for the disease sudden oak death caused by the pathogen
Phytophthora ramorum  Werres following confirmation from the scientific community.G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.1
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9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Report to the California Oak Mortality Task Force, January, 2003 (Available in English)
(http://nature.berkeley.edu/comtf/html/archived_newsletters.html#january2003)
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   Immediate
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-01-01e.shtml (English)
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/plaveg/protect/dir/d-01-01f.shtml (French)