G/SPS/N/CAN/1538  
21 November 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):  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 policy revision . 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages : 1 
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a 
public consultation seeking feedback on proposed minor revisions to the directive D- 99-
06: Policy on the Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificates for Export and for Re -export - 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency . Proposed revisions include procedural changes for the  
application and issuance of phytosanitary certificates using the My CFIA online service 
portal, to clarify the issuance date on the phytosanitary certificate, and general 
administrative updates where appropriate.  
Once finalized, directive D -99-06 will be posted on the CFIA's website.  
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. Is there a relevant internat ional 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:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1538  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 8 January 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 December 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:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at : 
https://inspection.canada.ca/plant -health/invasive -species/directives/exports/d -99-
06/eng/1323852257037/1323852328308  (English)  
D- 99-06 : Politique relative à la délivrance des certificats phytosanitaires d'exportation et 
de réexport ation - Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments  (French)  
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