G/SPS/N/CAN/1366  
 
4 February 2021  
(21-0908) Page: 1/2 
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):  Susceptible species of aquatic animals  
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:  Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals . Language(s):  
English and French . Number of pages:  44 et 45  
https://www.inspection.gc.ca/animal -health/aquatic -animals/diseases/susceptible -
species/eng/1327162574928/1327 162766981   
https://www.inspection.gc.ca/sante -des-animaux/animaux -
aquatiques/maladies/especes -vulnerables/fra/1327 162574928/1327162766981  
6. Description of content:  CFIA is updating the Canadian Susceptible Species of Aquatic 
Animals list (SSL) and adding or removing the above 19 species of aquatic animals  to 
align with recent changes to the species listed in various  disease specific chapters of the 
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Aquatic Animal Health Code. The following 
12 aquatic animal species, included in Chapters 03 and 05, will be added to CFIA's 
Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals list: Cyclopter us lumpus , Gambusia holbrooki , 
Lampetra planeri , Melanotaenia fluviatilis , Notemigonus crysoleucas , Pungitius pungitius , 
Rutilus kutum , Rutilus frisii , Salmo marmoratus , Salmo obtusirostris , Sander lucioperca , 
and Palaemonetes pugio.  
The following seven aq uatic animal species, included in Chapters 03 and 05, will be 
removed from the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals list: Acipenser transmontanus , 
Aulorhynchus flavidus , Leuciscus idus , Maccullochella peelii , Poecilia reticulata , Salvelinus 
leucomaenis , and Tinca tinca.  
The 12  species to be added to the SSL will now require zoosanitary export certification 
when being exported to Canada unless the commodity is in a product form 
(e.g. eviscerated or head off) for human consumption end uses wher e certification is not 
required. The seven  species being removed from the SSL will no longer require 
zoosanitary export certification for any end use in Canada. The CFIA Automated Import 
Reference  System  (https://www.inspection.gc.ca/importing -food-plants -or-
animals/plant -and-plant-product -imports/airs/eng/1300127512994/1300127627409 ) 
will be updated to reflect t he changes to the SSL as of 31 March 2021.  
In addition, the SSL will be incorporated by reference in the Health of Animals Regulations  
and Schedule III repealed. This change will facilitate CFIA's ability to make periodic G/SPS/N/CAN/1366  
 
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  changes to the SSL to align with t he annual revisions to disease specific Chapters of the 
OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code.  
Trade impact as a result of the above changes are expected to be minimal. CFIA import 
data indicates that there has historically been a low volume of trade of the speci es being 
added and removed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code , chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code - 
Chapters 3 and 5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:  
Schedule III of the Health of Animals Regulations (available in English and French):  
https://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._296/page -30.html#h -548965  
https://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/reglements/C.R.C.%2C_ch._296/page -30.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 March 20 21 
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, Ontari o, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca