G/SPS/N/CAN/1213  
 
16 November 2018  
(18-7207) 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 plant material of  Rubus  and Ribes  spp. intended for propagation, 
other than seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Current trading partners: Germany, Netherlands 
and Continental United States  
5. Title of the notified docum ent: D-18-01: Phytosanitary import requirements for 
propagative material of  Rubus and Ribes species from all origins . Language(s): English 
and French.  Number of pages: 7 and 8  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_5932_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_5932_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: This directive outlines the specific requirements that must be 
met in order to import regulated propagative material of Rubus  and Ribes  spp. from all 
origins.  
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 n umber 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  
[ ] 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 s tandard:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1213  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2019  
Agency or authority designate d to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comments can be submitted directly to:  
cfia.wto -omc.acia@canada.ca  
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 SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Can ada 
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca