G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.19  
15 September 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 14 September 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Order Imposing Conditions in Relation to Secondary Control Zones In Respect of African Swine Fever  
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented new import requirements for select 
feed ingredients imported from countries identified as posing a potential concern with respect to 
African Swine Fever (ASF). The identified products will require an import permit prior to importation 
from the specified countries and the conditions in the implementing order and the import permit will 
need to be met. These conditions may include certific ation of origin, heat treatment and/or hold times 
(depending on the product in question) designed to mitigate the risk of contamination of these 
products with the African Swine Fever virus.  
Canada has amended the list of regions or countries likely to be a ffected by this measure to add 
Sweden. The updated list is noted below:  
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria*; Burkina Faso; 
Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Congo; Côte 
d'Ivoire; Croatia; Czech Republic*; Dominican Republic; Estonia*; The Gambia; Germany*; Ghana; 
Greece*; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Hong Kong, China; Hungar y*; India; Indonesia; Italy*; Kenya; Lao 
People's Democratic Republic; Latvia*; Lithuania*; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Republic of 
Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; 
Philippines; Poland*; Republic of Korea ; Republic of North Macedonia; Romania*; Russian Federation; 
Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia*; South Africa; Sweden*; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Togo; Ukraine; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
*denotes recognition of regionalization.  
 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sco pe of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of  regulation  
[ ] Change in period of application of measure  
[X] Other: Amendment to the list of regions or countries likely to be affected by this 
measure.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.19  
 
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  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:  
 
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  
 
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