G/SPS/N/CAN/1506  
16 May 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)  
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 plant material of Vitis spp. including all rooted and 
unrooted plants for planting, and fresh decorative vines (branches)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  D-22-03: Phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation and domestic movement of grape vine material for propagation or decorative 
use. Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  29 and 31  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CAN/23_09660_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CAN/23_09660_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently 
comple ted a review of its grapevine import and domestic requirements. As a result, the 
CFIA has developed a new plant health policy directive, D -22-03: Phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation and domestic movement of grapevine material for 
propagation or decorative use.  
While the majority of the requirements outlined in directive D -22-03 remain consistent 
with current import and domestic requirements, the CFIA is introducing updates to bring 
this directive into alignment with current science and regional s tandards, including 
North  American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) Regional Standard for Phytosanitary 
Measure (RSPM) No. 35: Guidelines for the Movement of Stone and Pome Fruit Trees and 
Grapevines into a NAPPO Member Country. The list of updates an d superseded policies can 
be found on page 1 of the document.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1506  
 
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  [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM No. 01: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM No. 04: Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas  
− ISPM No. 05: Glossary of phytosanitary terms  
− ISPM No. 14: The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest 
risk management  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− D-94-35: List of Sources Approved to Export Fruit Tree and Grape Propagative Material 
to Canada  (English)  
− D-94-35: Liste des sources approuvées de matériel de multiplication d'arbres fruitiers 
et de vigne pour exportation vers le Canada  (French)  
− D-08-04: Plant Protection Import Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting  
(English)  
− D-08-04: Exigences phytosanitaire régissant l'importation de végétaux et de parties de 
végétaux destinés à la plantation  (French ) 
− D-14-03: Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Fresh and Dried Branches, Cut 
Flowers and Other Plant Parts for Orna mental Purposes  (English)  
− D-14-03: Exigences phytosanitaires d'importation pour les branches frais et séchés, les 
fleurs coupées et autres parties  de plantes destinées à des fins ornementales  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 August 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 August 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca