G/SPS/N/CAN/1388  
20 May 2021  
(21-4241) Page: 1/3 
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  
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):  Marine vessels  
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:  Proposed revision to D -95-03: Plant protection policy 
for marine vessels arriving in Canada from areas regulated for Asian gypsy moth 
(Lymantria dispar , Lymantria albescens , Lymantria postalba , Lymantria umbr osa). 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  12 and 13   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_3452_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_3452_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing an 
updat e to its Directive D -95-03: Plant protection policy for marine vessels arriving in 
Canada from areas regulated for Asian gypsy moth to reflect the changes proposed to 
specified risk periods (SRPs) as noted in the North American Plant Protection Organizatio n 
(NAPPO) "Position Document on Asian gypsy moth (AGM) specified risk periods in Japan, 
Russia, Republic of Korea and China". The CFIA's proposed changes are based on the 
scientific and technical analysis conducted by the Asian gypsy moth (AGM) Expert Grou p 
of NAPPO, which includes the CFIA as one of its members.  
The NAPPO AGM Expert Group has reviewed the Specified Risk Periods (SRPs) for the 
AGM species complex in all AGM -regulated countries (China, Japan, Republic of Korea and 
Russia). Following an evalu ation of available data and discussions with impacted AGM -
regulated countries, revisions to the SRPs are proposed for Japan and Russia and include:  
• Adjusting the SRP regions and extending the SRP start and end dates for some 
regions in Japan.  
• Extending th e SRP start and end dates in Russia.  
• Reducing the total number of specified risk periods from six to four.  
 
Countries in which a marine shipping industry operates will be the most affected as any 
vessels destined to Canada that called on ports in Japan, far -east Russia, China and the 
Republic of Korea during the Specified Risk Period for Asian gypsy moth will ne ed to 
comply with the revised SRP dates.   AGM-regulated countries will be the most affected as 
their inspection and certification bodies will need to adjust to accommodate increased 
workload  due to the expansion of the SRPs in far east Russia and Japan.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1388  
 
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  Based on available data, there are no changes to the SRPs for the Republic of Korea or 
China at this time.  
For vessels which call on ports in North America, the revision to the SRPs means that the 
time period when AGM certification is required for vessels th at have called on ports in 
Japan and Russia has been increased/lengthened. Implementation of changes to the SRPs 
is planned to begin in 2022.  
By November 2021, the CFIA will finalize the update to directive D-95-03: Plant protection 
policy for marine vesse ls arriving in Canada from areas regulated for Asian gypsy moth  
to reflect the changes to the SRPs.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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:  North 
American Plant Protection Organization Position Document on Asian gypsy moth (AGM) 
specified risk periods in Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea and China (open for consultation 
from 17 May – 17 July 2021): NAPPO POSITION DOCUMENT :: nappo.org   
D-95-03: Plant protection po licy for marine vessels arriving in Canada from areas 
regulated for Asian gypsy moth Appendix 1  (English)  
D-95-03: Politique phytosanitaire visant les navires marins arrivant au Canada en 
provenance de régions réglementées à l'égard de la spongieuse asiatique Annexe 1  
(French)   
The final revised guidance will appear on the CFIA website by November 2021 when 
adopted  
https://inspection.canada.ca/plant -health/plant -pests-invasive -
species/directives/invasive -alien-species -and-domestic -plant-health -
p/eng/1465392555227/1465392680410  (English)  
https://inspection.canada.ca/protection -des-vegetaux/phytoravageurs -especes -
envahissantes/directives/especes -exotiques -envahissantes -et-programmes -
phyt/fra/14653 92555227/1465392680410  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : November 2021.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : November 2021 - this is the date by 
which Directive D -95-03 is proposed to be revised to reflect the new specified risk peri od 
dates for certification.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1388  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : May 2022 (The date when the revised specified risk periods begin 
is 15 May 2022, which is when the new certification dates will begin to apply.)  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of t he 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2021  
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 Affa irs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca