. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/163
18 March 2003
(03-1572)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Wood packaging (wood or wood products (excluding paper products) used in
supporting, protecting or carrying cargo) (ICS:  55.040, 79.040)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries or regions except the continental United States
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   D-98-08 (3rd Revision,
2003):  Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Produced in all Areas other than the
United States (English, 17 pages;  French 18 pages)
6. Description of content:  Wood packaging entering Canada from all areas except the
continental United States must  be treated and certified in accordance with the standards
established in the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) #15:
Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade  or in a manner
approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   The proposed Canadian import policy permits
in addition to those specified in the standard identification markings or the use of
certificates in lieu of markings for an interim period of time only.  This deviation has beenallowed to permit exporting countries sufficient time to adapt to the international measures.G/SPS/N/CAN/163
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
ISPM #15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade
(Available in all languages of the FAO).  The document may be accessed at:
www.ippc.int/servlet/BinaryDownloaderServlet/16259_1031241811859_ispm15.pdf?filena
me=1031241811859_ispm15e.pdf&refID=16259
Plant Protection Act and Pl ant Protection Regulations
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/rege.shtml  (English)
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/reg/regf.shtml  (French)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 June 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2003.
12. Final date for comments:  10 May 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) 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:
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/for/fore.shtml  (English)
www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/plaveg/for/forf.shtml  (French)