G/SPS/N/CAN/1448  
 
5 August 2022  
(22-5842) 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):  Buxus  spp. 
• Foliage, branches - Fresh - Other species (HS code: 06.04. 20)  
• Other tree species - Dried foliage, branches and wreaths < 1.5 cm in diameter 
(HS code: 06.04.90)  
• Other propagative material - Rooted plants, miscellaneous (HS code: 06.02.90)  
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:  RMD-22-02: Pest risk management proposal for the 
regulation of Cydalima perspectalis  in Canada . Language(s):  English and French . 
Number of pages:  19 and 20  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_5144_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_5144_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Risk Management Document provides an assessment of risk 
management options to regulate Cydalima perspectalis (Box tree moth) in Canada.  
Cydalima perspectalis , box tree moth (BTM ), is native to East Asia and has become a 
serious invasive pest of Buxus  spp. plants in Europe. In 2018, three moths were reported 
in Ontario, Canada, and pest presence was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection 
Agency (CFIA) in November that same year . 
C. perspectalis is not currently a regulated pest in Canada. Although Buxus  spp. plants are 
not native to North America, they are widely distributed in North American nurseries, 
gardens, and parks as an important ornamental shrub and thus, the establishment and 
spread of C. perspectalis  in North America is a concern to the landsc ape and nursery 
industries.  
The risk management document includes a summary of CFIA's risk assessments on 
C. perspectalis  and presents three pest risk management options for the pest in Canada 
under the authority of the Plant Protection Act : 
• Option 1 Statu s quo: No specific phytosanitary measures for C. perspectalis . 
• Option 2  Federal regulation of the pest: Creation of a localized regulated area in the 
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Niagara peninsula (municipalities with positive 
detections in 2021) . 
• Option  3 Federal regulation of the pest: Creation of a regulated area for all of Ontario 
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  Under Option 3, import restrictions for Buxus  spp. would be implemented, including 
prohibition of imports of Buxus  spp. from the infested area in New York Sta te, 
United States of America  and other countries where Cydalima perspectalis  is known to 
occur. Domestic movement controls for Buxus  spp. moving out of the regulated area will 
be implemented requiring facilities producing Buxus  spp. to implement a system t o 
prevent pest spread (e.g., pest module) and obtain a written authorization from CFIA if 
they want to move or sell Buxus  spp. outside the regulated area.  
Feedback received will inform the CFIA's regulatory approach for managing the pest risk 
posed by box tree moth ( Cydalima perspectalis ) in Canada.  
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 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 Nos. 1, 2, and 11  
[ ] 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) : August 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : August 2022 . A regulatory decision on box 
tree moth is proposed in late August 2022.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 60 days after the end of the c omment period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 day comment period from the date of circulation 
of the WTO notification.  
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, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canad a 
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca