G/SPS/N/CAN/786  
 
9 January 2014  
(14-0072)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
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): Plants and Plant parts for planting 
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:  (Revisions to) D-08-04: Plant protection import 
requirements for plant and plants parts for planting 
Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 32 and 35 
6. Description of content: The existing requirements related to soil, soil-borne plant 
pests and packing material in Directive D-08- 04 have been clarified. The additional 
declarations related to soil-borne plant pests required for plants and plant parts from 
areas other than the continental United States have been consolidated into the following 
single additional declaration referencing D-08-04: “Material meets the requirements for soil-borne plant pests as specified in Section 3.9.1.2 of directive D-08-04." 
 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [] Yes   [] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/CAN/786 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  []  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Until 31 December 2014, either the old or new additional 
declarations for soil-borne plant pests will be accepted on phytosanitary certificates for 
plants and plant parts for planting. In additi on, permits to import showing either the old 
or new additional declarations for soil-borne plant pests will be valid until 31 December 2014, by which time it is anticipated that the CFIA will have amended all existing 
permits to show the new additional declaration. 
[x] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments:  [] National Notification 
Authority, [] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The texts can be downloaded from: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plan t-protection/directives/date/d-08-
04/eng/1323752901318/1323753612811  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/veg etaux/protection-des-veget aux/directives/date/d-08-
04/fra/1323752901318/1323753612811  (French)