G/SPS/N/CAN/1366/Rev.1  
 
7 April 2022  
(22-2827) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 list . 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  46 
https://inspection.canada.ca/animal -health/aquatic -animals/diseases/susceptible -
species/eng/1327162574928/13271 62766981  
https://inspection.canada.ca/sante -des-animaux/animaux -aquatiques/maladies/especes -
vulner ables/fra/1327162574928/1327162766981  
6. Description of content:  Canada is updating the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals 
list (SSL) to add or remove OIE listed diseases of concern associated with species currently 
on the SSL. There will be no change  to the list of susceptible species, only to the diseases 
to which they are susceptible.  
These updates are to align with changes to the species listed in various disease specific 
chapters of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Aquatic Animal Hea lth Code, 
and to add the emerging disease Decapod iridescent virus (DIV) as a disease of concern 
for certain crustacean species.  
Canada will be adding  the disease DIV  to the following species:  
• Litopenaeus vannamei ; 
• Penaeus monodon ; 
• Cherax quadricarinatus ; 
• Macrobrachium rosenbergii ; and  
• Procambaraus clarkii . 
Canada will be adding the disease viral hemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS)  to: 
• Salmo marmoratus . 
Canada will be removing  the disease VHS  from:  
• Plecoglossus altivelis . 
Canada will be removing Bonamia ostreae  from the following species:  
• Ostrea angasi ; 
• Ostrea denselamellosa ; and  
• Ostrea puelchana . G/SPS/N/CAN/1366/Rev.1  
 
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  Zoosanitary  export certification is required for export to Canada of species on the SSL. 
Therefore, it is the responsibility of the certifying official in the exporting country to refer 
to Canada's SSL to review the diseases of concern for the species presented for e xport to 
ensure the export certificate conditions can be met.  
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, 
Chapter s 1.3., 10.10 and 11.3  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this pro posed 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) : 1 May 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 April 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquir y 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