G/TBT/N/CAN/561  
 
27 July 2018  
(18-4761) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB)  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise na tional tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): All plant, 
animal and food commodities  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Notice to 
International Trading Partners: Progress Towards Electronic Certification (5 pages, 
available in English and French)  
6. Description of content: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is launching 
electronic export certificates for plant, animal and food commodities. Certificates will now be 
signed w ith either ink or electronic signature and can be viewed securely online. The 
automation of export processes and certificates will be phased in throughout 2018 -2020.    
The attached document "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is moving to Electronic 
Certification" outlines the minor procedural and format changes the CFIA has made to 
electronic export certificates, also attached are samples of the new format of Canadian 
electronic export certificates. These changes are only impacting CFIA general purpose a nd/or 
internationally recognized certificates.  
All bilaterally negotiated certificates remain unchanged. For bilaterally negotiated certificates 
that will be launched electronically, the CFIA will engage with foreign competent authorities 
directly. All ne gotiated export requirements for public or plant/animal health requirements 
and associated attestations for bilaterally negotiated certificates remain in place.  
This measure is also notified to the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures as 
G/SPS/ N/CAN/1192.  G/TBT/N/CAN/561  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Other; CFIA Electronic Certification  
8. Relevant documents:   
Samples of the New Format of Canadian Electronic Export Certificates for:  
a. Food  
1. Dairy Certificate CFIA/ACIA 5813  
2. Meat - Certificate CFIA/ACIA 1454  
b. Plant  
1. Phytosanitary Export Certificate  
2. Re-export Certificate  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Electronic export certificates will be phased in throughout 
2018-2020. Adoption of CFIA electronic export certificates will be notified to the 
Committee.   
Proposed date of entry into force:   
Dairy Certificate (formerly TS -1, CFIA/ACIA  5813): Mid 2018 -19  
Meat Certificate (CFIA/ACIA 1454): Late 2018 -19  
Phytosanitary Certificate: 2019  
Re-export Phytosanitary Certificate: 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.inspection.gc. ca/about -the-cfia/my -cfia/notice -to-international -trading -
partners/eng/1529586761679/1529586762052  (English)  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/au -sujet-de-l-acia/mon -acia/avis -aux-partenaires -
commerciaux -internationaux/fra/1529586761679/1529586762052  (French)  
 
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulati ons Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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