G/TBT/N/CAN/721  
16 May 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English /French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's  SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fish 
products imported for human consumption and not intended for further processing  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notice of intent: 
Amendments to fish import inspection fees in the CFIA Fees Notice (in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) 
is proposing to update and amend the service fee regulations associated with fish import 
inspection in Part 16 of the CFIA Fees Notice . Specifically, the CFIA is proposing to remove 
the reference to the Quality Management Program in Section 4 and Table 2 and establish 
a single inspection service fee for all imported fish products. This amendment is part of a 
broader cost recovery modernization initiative that aims, among other objectives, to align 
the CFIA Fees Notice with modernized regulations such as the Safe Food for Canadians 
Regulations . This change will not impact the service delivery to importers but will lower 
the cost for some businesses to import fish and fish products into Canada.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  These proposed changes are necessary to align fees with regulatory 
modernization.  
8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/CAN/721  
 
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  • CFIA's Regulatory Notice, May 7, 2024  
Notice of intent: Amendment to the CFIA Fees Notice on fish import inspection fees  
https://ins pection.canada.ca/about -the-cfia/acts -and-regulations/regulatory -initiatives -
notices -of-intent/fish -import -inspection -fees/eng/1714762005029/1714762157183  
(English)  
https://inspection.canada.ca/a -propos -de-l-acia/lois -et-reglements/initiatives -
reglementaires -avis-d-intention/prix -applicables -a-l-inspection -des-importations -
d/fra/1714762005029/1714762157183  (French)  
Further information accessible from the CFIA:  
https://inspection.canada.ca/importing -food-plants -or-animals/food -imports/food -
specific -requirements/importing -fish-and-
shellfish/eng/15428148 23126/1542814997653  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 July 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body: