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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.3 
27 April 2004 
 (04-1867) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Propagative material, including nursery  stock, of regulated species, wood 
products with bark of regulated  species, non-propagative plant part s of regulated species, soil, 
growing media. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   United 
States and the European Union  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  D-01-01 (9th Revision):  
Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum  Associated 
with Sudden Oak Death into Cana da (available in English, 15 pages;  French, 17 pages). 
6. Description of content:   
This directive contains the phytosanitary re quirements for the importation of propagative 
and non-propagative host material s, of a serious pathogen Phytophthora ramorum  (Sudden 
Oak Death) affecting a broad range of plants.  
Canada is increasing the list of host plants regulated for this disease on the basis of 
information that the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum  is present in North America and the 
European Union and has been re ported on these new plant genera. 
(This notice supercedes G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.2.) 
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 increasing the 
host plants regulated for this disease on th e basis of information that the pathogen 
Phytophthora ramorum  is present in North America and the European Union and has been 
reported on these new plant genera.  New species regulated for Phytophthora ramorum  are: 
Castanea  (chestnut);  Leucothoe  (leucothoe);  Rosa  (rose);  Rubus  (salmonberry, raspberry, 
blackberry);  Taxus  (yew);  Pyracantha  (fire thorn). G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.3 
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 9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:    
United Kingdom Department of Environment,  Food, and Rural Affairs News Release: 
http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2004/040202b.htm   (available in English) 
U.S. Department of Agriculture List of Associated Host Plants 
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ispm /sod/aphislist22mar04.pdf   (available in English) 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   16 March 2004 
12. 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: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plav eg/protect/dir/d-01-01e.shtml#3.1   (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-01-01f.shtml#3.1   (French)