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CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY  
59 Camelot Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A OY9 (Tel: 225 -2342; FAX: 613 -773-7204) D-10-01  
(EFFECTIVE DATE)  
 
(2nd Revision ) 
TITLE:  General  Phytosanitary  Import Requirements for Fresh Pepper and Tomato  Fruit  from 
the World  
  
 
 
 
 
Subject :  
 
This directive outlines the phytosanitary  import  requirements for fresh tomato and pepper 
fruit into Canada.  
  
Canada’s phytosanitary import requirements for tomato  and pepper fruit  have been 
updated to include options for pest  free areas (PFA) , systems approaches  (SA) , and 
treatment  in the country of origin . 
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 Table of Contents  
 
 
Endorsement  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  4 
Amendment Record  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  4 
Distribution List  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  4 
Introduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........................  4 
Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 4 
References  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  4 
Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms  ................................ ................................ .........  5 
1.0 General Requirements  ................................ ................................ ..............................  5 
1.1 Legislative Authority  ................................ ................................ ..........................  5 
1.2 Fees ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  5 
1.3 Regulated Pests  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 5 
1.4 Regulated Commodities  ................................ ................................ ......................  6 
1.5 Commodities Exempt ................................ ................................ ..........................  6 
1.6 Regulated Areas  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 6 
2.0 Specific Requirements  ................................ ................................ .............................  6 
2.1 Import Requirements  ................................ ................................ ..........................  6 
2.2 Countries free of pests regulated by this directive  ................................ ..............  7 
2.3 Countries where pests regulated by this directive are present  ............................  7 
2.3.1  Pest Free Area (PFA)  ................................ ................................ ....................  7 
2.3.2  Systems Approach (SA)  ................................ ................................ ................  8 
2.3.3.  CFIA -Approved Treatments  ................................ ................................ .........  9 
2.4 Non-Compliance  ................................ ................................ ................................ . 9 
2.5 Other Canadian Import Requirements  ................................ ................................  9 
3.0 Appendices  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  10 
Appendix 1: Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Countries Approved to Export 
Tomato and/or Pepper Fruit to Canada  ................................ ................................ .............  11 
Appendix 2: Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Countries Approved to Export 
Tomato and/or Pepper Fruit to Canada and Where One or More Pests Regulated by 
Directive D -10-01 are Present  ................................ ................................ ..........................  13 
Appendix 3:  Guidelines for the Development of Systems Approach for the Export of 
Tomato or Pepper Fruit from Countries Where Pests Regulated by Canada are Present  . 15 
Appendix 4: Minimum Requirements for a Systems Approach for the Export of Tomato 
Fruit to Canada from Countries Where Tuta absoluta is Present.  ................................ .... 20 Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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 Appendix 5: Approved Treatments Against Tomato and Pepper Fruit Pests Regulated by 
Directive D -10-01 ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  22 Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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 Review  
 
This directive will be updated as required. For further information or clarification, please 
contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).  
 
Endorsement  
 
Approved by:  
 
 
 
__________________________________  
Chief Plant Health Officer  
 
 
Amendment Record  
 
Amendments of this directive will be dated and distributed as outlined in the distribution 
below.  
 
Distribution List  
 
1. Directive mail list (Regions, PHRA, USDA)  
2. Provincial Government, Industry (determined by Author)  
3. National In dustry Organizations (determined by Author)  
4. Internet  
 
Introduction  
 
The importation of fresh tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) and pepper ( Capsicum  spp.)  
fruit is regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to prevent the 
introduction and spread of plant pests that can cause significant economic and 
environmental damage to the Canadian plant resource base including agriculture,  forestry 
and the envir onment. Phytosanitary i mport  requirements for fresh tomato and pepper fruit  
are provided herein.  
 
Scope   
 
This directive is intended for use by those wishing to import fresh pepper or tomato  fruit 
into Canada from other countries. This directive is also in tended to aid the Canada Border 
Services Agency (CSBA) and foreign National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) in 
determining the import requirements for fresh tomato and pepper  fruit entering Canada.  
 
References  
   
ISPM 4 - Requirements for the establi shment of pest free areas. 1995, Rome, FAO.  Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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ISPM  14 - The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest risk 
management. 2002 . Rome, FAO.    
 
 
Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms  
 
Definitions for terms used in the present document ca n be found in the Plant Health 
Glossary of Terms at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/glosterme.shtml . 
 
1.0 General Requirements  
 
1.1 Legislative Authority   
 
The Plant Protection Act , S.C. 1990, c.22  
 The Plant Protection Regulations , SOR/95 -212 
 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice, Canada Gazette, Part I (as  
amended from time to time)  
 
1.2 Fees  
 
The CFIA is charging fees in accordance with the Canadian Food Inspection 
Agency Fees Notice . For information regarding fees associated with imported 
product, please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at 
http://www.inspe ction.gc.ca/english/imp/importe.shtml . Anyone requiring other 
information regarding fees may contact any local CFIA office or visit our Fees 
Notice Web Site:  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/cfiaacia/feesfrais/feesfraise.shtml . 
         
1.3 Regulated Pests  
 
 
Scientific name  Common name  
Thaumato tibia leucotreta  False codling moth  
 
Tuta absoluta  Tomato leaf miner, South American tomato 
moth  
 
The list of  pests regulated by Canada does not include all existing organisms that 
potentially represent a plant health risk to Canada.  When a new pest is found on  
or in association with  plants or plant products, it will be categorized and added to 
the list as needed.  The list of pests regulated by Canada can be found on the CFIA 
website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/listpespare.shtml   
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1.4 Regulated Commoditi es 
 
Capsicum spp., Fresh pepper fruit  
Solanum lycopersicum , (syn. Lycopersicon esculentum ), Fresh tomato fruit  
 
1.5 Commodities Exempt  
 
Processed pepper and tomato fruit (frozen, canned, dried, cooked, pureed, 
fermented, etc.)  
 
1.6 Regulated Areas  
 
All countries except the United States  and Mexico .  
 
2.0 Specific Requirements  
 
2.1 Import Requirements  
 
Country -specific import requirements may be obtained by consulting CFIA’s 
Automated Import Reference System (AIRS): http://airs -
sari.inspection.gc.ca/AIRS_External/english/decisions -eng.aspx  
 
Canada requires a pest risk assessment  (PRA) prior to approving the importation 
of fresh tomato and pepper  fruit from new source countries , or as part of a review 
of existing phytosanitary requirements. In situations where Canada determines 
that a PRA is required and there is a history of trade , Canada may allow trade to 
continue under existing conditions until the PRA is complete.  
 
Consignments  must originate from : 
 
1) an approved country where NONE  of the pests regulated by this directive are 
present  (refer to section 2 for the phytosanitary import requirements ),  
 
OR 
 
2) an approved country where one or more of the pests regulated by this directive 
are present and which has implemented one of the following phytosanitary 
measures:  
a. Pest Free Area ( refer to  section 2.3.1 ); OR 
b. Systems approach (refer to  section 2.3 .2); OR  
c. Treatment (refer to  section 2.3.3 ). 
 
Consignments  must  be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate bearing the 
appropriate additional declaration, as spe cified in Appendix 2 .  
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 Consignments must be free of soil, regulated  pests, leaves, branches, and plant 
debris .   
  
Fresh pepper and tomato  fruit from foreign countries entering Canada via a third 
country must meet the same phytosanitary requirements as consignments  being 
imported directly into Canada. All consignments  of plant products  entering 
Canada are subject to inspection by the CFIA.  
 
Note:  Importing  tomato and pepper fruit for re -packing may constitute a high risk 
activity that could negatively impact Canadian -grown products. Packing facilities 
adjacent to a place of production, or located in a tomato or pepper production 
area, should implem ent best management practices to prevent potential cross -
infestation of Canadian crops by pests associated  with foreign product. As per 
Section 5 of the  Plant Protection Act , where a person becomes aware of the 
existence of a thing that the person suspects  to be a pest in an area where the pest 
has not previously been known to exist, the person shall immediately notify the 
CFIA  of the suspected pest and provide the CFIA with a specimen of it.    
 
2.2 Countries free of pests regulated by this directive    
   
Countries approved  to export to Canada , and where  pests regulated by this 
directive  DO NOT occur , must implement general surveillance measures for pests  
regulated by this directive  and notify the CFIA should the pest status change . 
 
A permit to import is not required . A phytosanitary certificate i s required. Refer to 
Appendix 1  for the detailed requirements.  
 
2.3 Countries where pests regulated by this directive are present  
 
 Countries approved  to export to Canada , and where one or more pests regulated 
by this directive are present , may be approved for shipping to Canada provided 
they implement one of the following phytosanitary  measures : 
 
2.3.1  Pest Free Area (PFA)  
 
A permit to import is not required. A phytosanitary certificate is required. Refer 
to Appen dix 2 for the detailed requirements.  
 
Tomato and pepper  fruit originating from countries where pests regulated by this 
directive are present  may be exported to Canada if produced in a CFIA -approved  
PFA.  
 
The PFA must be established and administrated under  the authority of  the 
National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of the country of origin in 
accordance with the criteria for establishing freedom from pests found in 
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 the estab lishment of pest free areas . Additionally, consignments from a PFA 
transiting to a packinghouse or a port through an area not known to be free of 
regulated  pests must be covered with an insect -proof mesh, screen or plastic 
tarpaulin  or otherwise safeguarde d from infestation by regulated  pests.  
 
The CFIA will review the protocols to establish and maintain pest -freedom 
submitted by the foreign country NPPO . The NPPO must demonstrate to the 
CFIA that the conditions of ISPM 4 are met.  
 
2.3.2 Systems Approach  (SA) 
 
A permit to import is not required. A phytosanitary certificate is required. Refer to 
Appendix 2 for the detailed requirements.  
 
Appendix 3 provides general guidance in the development of a SA for pepper and 
tomato fruit from countries where regulated  pests to Canada  are present.  
 
Appendix 4 provides the minimum requirements of a SA for the export of fresh 
tomato fruit from countries where Tuta absoluta is present.  
 
The use of a systems approach offers a preventative risk management alternative 
to mand atory phytosanitary treatment and is useful in situations where traditional 
phytosanitary inspection and certification may be considered ineffective or 
inefficient.  
 
The integrated measures making up the systems approach may be applied 
throughout the suppl y chain, and include parties from the producer to the National 
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO). At least two of the measures must act 
independently.  
 
As the NPPO of the importing country, the CFIA is responsible for setting and 
communicating technical ly justified phytosanitary import requirements to be 
addressed by the systems approach.  
 
Integrated measures are generally developed and implemented by the NPPO of 
the exporting country for the production and export of materials which must meet 
the phytosa nitary import requirements of Canada. When the NPPO of the 
exporting country wishes to employ a systems approach, they will present a 
proposal to the CFIA. The NPPO must be able to demonstrate the efficacy of the 
proposed provisions and should approve and oversee the places of production that 
use the integrated measures.  
 
Tomato and pepper fruit  from approved countries where regulated pests occur 
may be exported to Canada if produced in accordance with a CFIA -approved  SA.  
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 2.3.3.  CFIA -Approved  Treatment s 
 
A permit to import is not required. A phytosanitary certificate is required. Refer to 
Appendix 2 for the detailed requirements.  
 
Fresh pepper and tomato fruit may be treated for regulated pests using CFIA -
approved  products and methods .  Treatment s currently approved  by the CFIA can 
be found in Appendix 5 .  Equivalent  treatment proposals will be evaluated by the 
CFIA upon request.  
 
Note:  As a signatory to the Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Substances 
that Deplete the Ozone Layer  (Montreal Prot ocol, 1987), Canada is phasing out 
the use of methyl bromide for quarantine purpose. Exporting countries are 
encouraged to submit data supporting the efficacy of alternatives to methyl 
bromide fumigation to the CFIA for review.  
 
2.4 Non-Compliance  
 
The CFIA will take appropriate actions against non -compliant consignments.  
The importer is responsible for any and all costs relating to inspection , and any 
costs associated with non -compliant product, including removal, return to origin, 
rerouting, treatment,  disposal or any other measure deemed necessary by CFIA.  
 
The CFIA will advise the exporting country’s NPPO of any interceptions and of 
non-compliances. The discovery of quarantine pests during inspection in Canada 
or any other non -compliance may result in  suspension of the importation of the 
commodity from that country and may require consultation with CFIA and 
remedial action at origin before shipping can resume.  
 
Please refer to the CFIA policy directive D -01-06, Canadian Phytosanitary 
Policy for the No tification of Non -Compliance and Emergency Action , for more 
information.  
 
2.5 Other Canadian Import Requirements  
 
Other Canadian import requirements, which are in addition to those stated above, 
are outlined in separate Acts and Regulations. These Acts and  Regulations include 
but are not limited to:  
 
1) Food and Drug Regulations , 
2) Licensing and Arbitration Regulations under the Canada Agricultural 
Products Act , 
3) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations under the Canada Agricultural 
Products Act , and  
4) Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations . 
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 It is the importer's responsibility to know and meet these requirements.  
 
Questions and requests for information related to these import requirements 
should be directed to local offices of the CFIA.    
 
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 Appendix 1 : Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Countries Approved  to Export 
Tomato and/or Pepper Fruit to Canada  
 
 
Country  Approved  Fruit Product  
Tomato  Pepper  
Belgium    
Brazil  *  
Chile  *  
China    
Colombia  *  
Costa Rica    
Cuba    
Dominican Republic    
Egypt    
El Salvador    
France  *  
Gabon    
Germany    
Guatemala    
Guyana    
Honduras    
India  *  
Israel   * 
Italy *  
Jamaica    
Japan    
Morocco    
Netherlands  * * 
New Zealand    
Nicaragua    
Panama    
Peru *  
Portugal    
South Africa    
South Korea    
Spain  *  
Thailand    
Trinidad and Tobago    
Tunisia  *  
Turkey    
United Kingdom  *  
Vietnam    
  
Countries marked with a “” are deemed to be free of pests regulated by directive D -10-
01 and are approved to  ship tomato and/or pepper fruit to Canada. A phytosanitary 
certificate is required with  either of  the following additional declaration s:  
 
 Tomato fruit: “The consignment was  produced in a  country free of  Tuta 
absoluta .” Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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  Pepper fruit: “The consignment was produced in  a country free of Thaumatotibia 
leucotreta .” 
 
Countries marked with an “ *” are reported  to be infested by pests regulated by directive 
D-10-01, either partially o r in full, and are approved to  ship tomato and/or pepper fruit to 
Canada, provided they can meet the conditions listed in Appendix 2.  
 
Numerous pests  are regulated by Canada  and could be associated with the commodities 
and/or articles regulated by this dir ective. A more comprehensive list of pests regulated 
by Canada can be found on the CFIA website at: 
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 Appendix 2 : Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Countries Approved to Export 
Tomato and/or Pepper Fruit to Canada  and Where One or More Pests Regulated by 
Directive D -10-01 are Present  
 
 
1. Fresh t omato fruit ( Solanum lycopersicum )  
 
Countries where Tuta ab soluta  is present  
 Requirements  
Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,  Costa Rica,  
Egypt, France,  India,  Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Spain  
(incl. Canary  and Balearic  Islands) , Tunisia,  Turkey,  
United Kingdom  An import permit is not required.  
 
The consignment must:  
 
1) Originate from a pest free area based on 
official surveys conducted by the exporting 
country’s NPPO. The exporting country’s 
NPPO must is sue a phytosanitary 
certificate  with the following additional 
declaration  for each consignment : 
 
“The consignmen t was produced in a pest 
free area for Tuta absoluta .” 
 
OR 
 
2) Be produced under a CFIA -approved  
systems approach  as per Section 2.3, which 
meets the minimum requirements set in 
Appendix 3 . The exporting country’s 
NPPO must issue a phytosanitary 
certificate w ith the following additional 
declaration for each consignment : 
 
“The consignment was produced under a 
systems approach and was inspected and 
found free from Tuta absoluta .”  
 
OR 
 
3) Treated as per the treatment schedule 
outlined in Appendix 5 . The exporting 
country’s NPPO must issue a phytosanitary 
certificate . The details of the treatment 
must appear in the treatment section of the 
phytosanitary certificate.  
 
 
 
Fresh pepper fruit ( Capsicum  spp.)  
 
Countries  where Thaumatotibia leucotreta is 
present  Requirements  
Israel , Netherlands  An import  permit  is not required.  
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 The consignment must:  
 
1) Originate from a pest free area based on 
official surveys conducted by the exporting 
country’s NPPO. The exporting country’s 
NPPO must issue a phytosanitary 
certificate with the following additional 
declaration for each consignment : 
 
“The consignment was produced in a pest 
free area for Thaumatotibia leucotreta .” 
 
OR 
 
2) Be produced under a CFIA -approved  
systems approach. The exporting country’s 
NPPO must issue a phytosanitary 
certificate for each consignment, with the 
following additional declaration:  
 
“The consignment was produced under a 
systems approach and was inspected and 
found free from Thaumatoti bia 
leucotreta. ”  
 
 
Numerous pests are regulated by Canada and could be associated with the commodities 
and/or articles regulated by this directive. A more comprehensive list of pests regulated 
by Canada can be found on the CFIA website at: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/listpespare.shtml   Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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 Appendix 3:  Guidelines for the Development of Systems A pproach  for the Export 
of Tomato or Pepper Frui t from Countries Where Pests Regulated by Canada are 
Present  
 
The use of a systems approach offers a preventative risk management alternative to 
mandatory phytosanitary treatment and is useful in situations where traditional 
phytosanitary inspection and ce rtification may be considered ineffective or inefficient.  
 
The integrated measures  making up the systems approach may be applied throughout the 
supply chain, and include parties from the producer to the National Plant Protection 
Organization (NPPO)  of the exporting country . At least two of the measures must act 
independently.  
 
As the NPPO of the importing country, the CFIA is responsible for setting and 
communicating technically justified phytosanitary import requirements to be addressed 
by the systems appr oach.  
 
Integrated measures are generally developed and implemented by the NPPO of the 
exporting country for the production and export of materials which must meet the 
phytosanitary import requirements of Canada. When the NPPO of the exporting country 
wishe s to employ a systems approach, they will present a proposal to the CFIA. The 
NPPO must be able to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed provisions and should 
approve and oversee the places of production that use the integrated measures.  
 
End-point inspection may be used as part of the efficacy verification process, but should 
not be one of the independent measures of the systems approach. Measures employed in 
the systems approach should be primarily preventative rather than reactive.  
 
The CFIA will evaluate the proposal for technical soundness and may make a variety of 
responses, including:  
 Accept the proposal.  
 Make recommendations to the NPPO for changes to the proposal.  
 Accept the proposal contingent on an on -site review and/or trial period.  
 Reject  the proposal.  
 
The CFIA ’s assessment of the proposed systems approach may include reviewing the 
system used by the exporting country’s NPPO to approve places of production and to 
conduct audits. The CFIA may ask the NPPO of the exporting country to provid e reports 
on audits undertaken in the exporting country.  
 
The CFIA may audit the systems approach. These audits are intended to verify the 
effectiveness of the systems approach and may include documentation review, inspection 
of consignments and, if deeme d necessary, site visits or any other activity which verifies 
the effectiveness of the systems approach.  
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 The CFIA approves the system administered by the exporting NPPO. When the CFIA 
audits an individual facility, it is the systems approach administered  by the NPPO which 
is being audited. The individual facility results may affect the acceptance of the systems 
approach administered by the NPPO.  
 
A formal bilateral workplan may be developed to describe the technical details of the 
systems approach and to signal the CFIA’s and exporting country NPPO’s acceptance of 
the phytosanitary requirements.  
 
General integrated measures  
  
The NPPO of the exporting country may approve a place of production and/or a packing 
facility that complies with general integrated  measures. The NPPO should register 
approved facilities, maintain a list of these  facilities a nd provide the list  to the CFIA upon 
request. The following elements should be considered by the NPPO as part of the 
approval process:   
 Up-to-date plan of the pla ce of production.  
 Production, treatment, handling and storage records.  
 Access to a plant protection specialist with a well -established working knowledge 
of pest identification and control.  
 Designated contact person for communication with the NPPO of the ex porting 
country.  
 Examinations of plant products and places of production by designated personnel 
as necessary, at appropriate times and according to information and protocols 
provided by the NPPO of the exporting country.  
 Records of examinations, including  a description of pests found and corrective 
actions taken.  
 Specific pest risk management  measures where necessary and documentation of 
these measures.  
 Notification of the NPPO of the exporting country if any pests regulated in the 
country of import are ob served.  
 Establishment and documentation of a system of sanitation and hygiene.  
 
Additional integrated measures in situations related to specific pests  
   
In situations where general integrated measures alone are not sufficient to prevent the risk 
associated with the identified quarantine pests, the NPPO of the exporting country should 
consider additional integrated measures. The CFIA may require some or all  of the 
following additional measures.  
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 Place of production 
/ packing facility 
manual  The NPPO of the exporting country should require that producers 
and packing facilities develop a manual. The manual should 
describe all of the requirements, elements, p rocesses and 
operational systems that make up the integrated measures for pest 
risk management. The manual should be developed, implemented 
and maintained by the producer and approved by the NPPO of the 
exporting country.  
Pest management 
program  The pest  management program should describe procedures or 
processes approved by the NPPO of the exporting country and be 
designed to either prevent infestations or control pests. It should 
include a description of Canada’s phytosanitary import 
requirements.  
Plant  protection 
specialist  A specialist with a well -established working knowledge of pest 
identification and control should be available to ensure that 
sanitation, pest monitoring and pest control measures are 
implemented as described in the manual.  
Trainin g of 
personnel  Personnel should be trained to detect pests, especially those 
regulated by Canada, and to follow a formal reporting system to 
communicate information on pest findings. Training should also 
include methods to handle material to reduce pest r isk. 
Examination of 
plants and plant 
products  Plants and plant products at the place of production / packing 
facility should be examined for the presence of specific pests on a 
regular schedule by designated personnel according to established 
methods, and  corrective actions should be applied as necessary.  
Packaging and 
transportation  Plants and plant products should be packed in a manner that 
prevents infestation by regulated pests.  
Packaging material should be clean and free of pests, and meet the 
phytosanitary import requirements.  
Conveyances used to move plants and plant products should be 
examined and cleaned as necessary prior to loading.  
Each lot in a consignment should be identified in a way that can be 
traced back to the place of production and  packing facility.  Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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 Internal audits  Internal audits should be conducted to ensure that the producer is 
in compliance with its manual. Internal audits should focus on 
whether the manual and its implementation meet the requirements 
of the CFIA.  
If any crit ical non -conformity is detected, the NPPO must be 
notified and all exports to Canada from that facility must be 
suspended. Immediate corrective actions should be taken under the 
supervision of the NPPO of the exporting country. Exports may 
only resume when  the NPPO determines that Canada’s 
phytosanitary requirements are being met.  
Records  Up-to-date records should be maintained and made available to the 
NPPO of the exporting country and to the CFIA upon request. The 
place of production’s manual should cle arly identify individuals 
responsible for maintaining various records, and the location and 
manner in which such records are maintained.  
 
Responsibilities of the exporting country’s NPPO  
 
 Communicate Canada’s import requirements to registered producers and packers in 
the exporting country.  
 Develop and set up requirements for the integrated measures and systems approach 
program.  
 Approve and register places of production and packing facilities (if applicable).  
 Provide oversight of the systems approach pro gram and conduct external audits, as 
required.  
 Carry out phytosanitary certification to attest that all plant products exported to 
Canada meet the CFIA’s phytosanitary import requirements.  
 Provide the CFIA with information on the export program, including  a list of 
registered facilities and notification of any suspensions.  
 Notify the CFIA of pest outbreaks and changes in pest status in the exporting 
country.  
 Facilitate CFIA site visits and audits.  
 
 
Non-compliance and reinstatement  
 
A. Individual facility  
 
Non-compliances may be detected during internal audits, external audits, or as a result of 
examinations of plants and plant products. The place of production and/or packing 
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 suspe nded if the NPPO of the exporting country finds a critical non -compliance, 
identifies multiple (or repeated) non -critical non -compliances, finds that corrective 
actions are not completed within the specified time period, or receives a notification from 
Canada of an interception of a regulated pest on imported product.  
 
Once an audit by the NPPO of the exporting country has confirmed that the non -
compliance has been corrected, the NPPO should notify the CFIA of the facility’s 
reinstatement. The corrective ac tions may require a change to the requirements of the 
systems approach and should include measures to prevent recurrence of the non -
compliance identified.  
 
An approved production site or packing facility that is not able to maintain the required 
phytosanit ary conditions, does not implement corrective actions in a timely manner, or is 
found to be purposefully violating any condition of the systems approach  will be advised 
in writing by the NPPO of the exporting country that their material no longer meets 
Canada’s import requirements  and their exports  be suspended for the remainder of the 
shipping season.  
 
B. Systems approach  
 
Detections of regulated pests or repeated non -compliant shipments entering Canada may 
result in a suspension of the entire systems approac h program by CFIA.  Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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Appendix 4: Minimum Requirements for a Systems Approach for the Export of 
Tomato Fruit  to Canada  from Countries Where Tuta absoluta is Present.  
 
Fresh tomato fruit from countries  where Tuta absoluta  (tomato leaf miner) is known to 
occur and  are approved  to export to Canada  may be imported  provided  the foreign  
country’s National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) and CFIA have agreed to a  
systems approach (SA)  program  to mitigate the risk of introdu cing this pest to Canada .  
 
Foreign NPPOs are required to register production sites and packing facilities  and verify 
that all the requirements outlined in this Appendix  are met . Only those facilities meeting 
all these requirements  may be registered and on ly those consignments meeting all these 
requirements may be certified for export to Canada  under a SA . The International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 14, The use of integrated measures in a 
systems approach for pest risk management , should se rve as guidance in implementing 
the SA for the export of tomato fruit . 
  
1.0 Requirements  
 
The systems approach must include all of the following:  
 
• Tomato fruit must be imported as commercial consignments only.  
 
• Tomato fruit must be imported without vines,  stems, or calyces.  
 
• Tomato fruit  must be grown in pest exclusionary structures (PES), for example, 
greenhouses or screen houses that are registered with the national plant protection 
organization (NPPO) of the country of origin.  
 
• The PES must be equipped with double self -closing doors, and all vents or openings 
in the PES (other than the double closing doors) must be covered with 1.6 mm or 
smaller screening to prevent the entry of quarantine pests into the PES.  
 
• The PES must be equipped w ith pheromone bait ed traps for T. absoluta  at a minimum 
rate of two traps per hectare or equivalent and with no fewer than two traps per PES 
for detection and monitoring.  
 
• All traps must be placed at least two months prior to harvest, maintained throughout 
the growing seaso n, and monitored and serviced weekly.  
 
• The registered PES must be inspected by the NPPO or its designee throughout the 
growing season for evidence of T. absoluta . The NPPO must maintain trapping 
records of T. absoluta  throughout the growing season for CFIA  review.  
 
• If within 30 days of harvest two T. absoluta  individuals are captured inside the PES 
or a single T. absoluta  individual is found inside the fruit or in a consignment, then Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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 shipments from the PES will be suspended until CFIA  and the NPPO determine  that 
risk mitigation is achieved.  
 
• The NPPO must maintain a CFIA -approved  quality control program to monitor or 
audit the program. A list of approved  pest exclusionary structures should be provided 
to CFIA, and the NPPO must also notify CFIA when a PES i s removed or added to 
the program. CFIA may conduct periodic site visits to monitor the program.  
 
• After harvest, tomato  fruit must be safeguarded by an insect -proof mesh size 1.6 mm 
or smaller screen or plastic tarpaulin while in transit from the PES to th e 
packinghouse and while awaiting packing.  
 
• Tomato fruit  must be packed within 24 hours of harvest in a pest exclusionary 
packinghouse.  
 
• When the  packinghouse processes tomato fruit  for export to Canada, it must accept 
only tomato fruit from registered pes t exclusionary structures.  
 
• For transit to Canada , tomato fruit  must be packed in insect -proof cartons or 
containers or covered with insect -proof 1.6 mm mesh or plastic tarpaulin. These 
safeguards must remain intact until arrival in Canada. Otherwise, the consignment 
may be refused entry.  
 
• Each consignment of tomato fruit  must be accompanied by either:  
 
• A phytosanitary certificate of inspection issued by the NPPO of the country of 
origin and bearing the following additional declaration: “The consignment 
was produced under a systems approach and was inspected and found free 
from Tuta absoluta . 
 
OR 
 
• A re-export phytosanitary certificate accompanied by a copy of the 
phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin that includes the following 
additional declaration: “The consignment was produced under a systems 
approach and was inspected and found free from Tuta absoluta.”  Date   D-10-01 (2nd revision)  
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 Appendix 5: Approved Treatments Against Tomato and Pepper Fruit Pests 
Regulated by Directive D -10-01 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Tomato  Fruit  
a. Fumigation against Tuta absoluta  
 
Temperature  MeBr  
Dosage rate  
(g/m3) Minimum concentration readings at:  
0.5 hr ( g) 2 hr (g)  
 
21°C or above  
 48 43 33 
 
Temperature  MeBr  
Dosage rate  
(lb/1,000ft3) Minimum concentration readings at:  
0.5 hr (oz)  2 hr (oz)  
 
70°F or above  
 3 43 33