G/SPS/N/CAN/1343  
 
7 October 2020  
(20-6827) 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):  Plants, plant products and other regulated articles that require a 
phytosanitary Certificate from Canada  
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:  Phytosanitary Certificate . Language(s):  English and 
French . Number of pages:  1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_5963_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In order to avoid any disruption of trade, Canada is notifying 
its trading partners of a slightly revised format for Canadian phytosanitary certificates. 
As a result of updates to the system used to issue paper phytosanitary certificates, the 
revised form at phytosanitary certificate issued by the CFIA will have minor layout changes 
compared to the current phytosanitary certificate.  
The CFIA would like to stress that the revised format continues to follow the International 
Plant Protection Convention's mode l for phytosanitary certificates.  
A specimen of the new Phytosanitary Certificate is attached. The version reference 
number "CFIA 1327 (2020/09)" is shown at the bottom left corner of all revised format 
phytosanitary certificates.  
The new Phytosanitary Cer tificate will be issued by the CFIA starting from 
8 December  2020. It is important to note that any phytosanitary certificate re -issued on 
8 December 2020, onwards will also be under the revised format, even if the certificate 
that it replaces was presente d in the earlier format.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1343  
 
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  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
− ISPM 12 Phytosanitary certificates.  
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 December 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) 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