G/SPS/N/CAN/1420  
 
9 December 2021  
(21-9207) 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):  All rooted and unrooted plants for planting of Salpichroa  spp. 
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:  The CFIA is prohibiting the import of Salpichroa  spp. 
from all origins except the continental United States . D-08-04: Plant Protection Import 
Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting . Language(s):  English and French . 
Number of pages:  48 and 53  
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will prohibit the 
import of all propagative plant material (excluding seeds) of Salpichroa spp.  from all 
origins except the continental United states. Salpichroa spp.  is a host of the tomato leaf 
miner ( Tuta abso luta), a regulated pest of Canada.  
In order to further prevent the spread of Tuta absoluta  into Canada the CFIA will add 
Salpichroa  spp. to Appendix 2: Plant taxa that are Not Authorized Pending a Pest Risk 
Analysis (NAPPRA) when intended for planting of D -08-04: Plant Protection Import 
Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting.  
The CFIA and the United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (USDA -APHIS) continue to work together by aligning our efforts to 
prevent the introduction of Tuta absoluta . 
CFIA's Automated Import Reference System  (AIRS) is the definitive source for up to date 
import requirements.  
7. Object ive 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 stan dard:  
[ ] 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) : 
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 
11, 17 and 19  G/SPS/N/CAN/1420  
 
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  [ ] 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:   
− D-08-04: Plant Protection Import Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting  
(English)  
− D-08-04: Exigences phytosanitaire régissant l'importation de végétaux et de parties de 
végétaux destinés à la plantation  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 23 February 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 February 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 23 February 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2022  
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 found at:  
https://inspect ion.canada.ca/plant -health/invasive -species/directives/horticulture/d -08-
04/eng/1323752901318/1378910413423  (English)  
https://inspection.canada.ca/protection -des-vegetaux/especes -
envahissantes/directives/horticulture/d -08-04/fra/1323752901318/1378910413423  
(French)  
 
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