G/SPS/N/CAN/950  
 
1 September 2015  
(15-4398)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh and dried branches, roots, cones, foliage, flowers 
including cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared, lichens, 
mosses and artificial Christmas trees containing bark or wood intended for use other 
than propagation and human consumption 
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: D-14-03: Phytosanitary import requirements for fresh 
and dried branches, roots, cones, foliage, flowers, lichens, mosses and artificial Christmas trees containing bark or wood intended for a use other than propagation and 
human consumption  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 16 and 19 
6. Description of content: The CFIA is publishing a new policy directive that outlines the 
phytosanitary import requirements for various fresh and dried non-propagative plant 
materials. This directive provides a single compilation of other sources of existing requirements for ease of reference and one new requirement for a Phytosanitary 
Certificate for all fresh cut flowers from South Africa. Please note that third countries 
wishing to re-export fresh cut flowers from South Africa will also be required to issue a Phytosanitary Certificate for this material. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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 serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 G/SPS/N/CAN/950 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-protection/directives/date/d-14-
03/eng/1428585735857/1428585737889  (English)   
http://inspection.gc.ca/vegetaux/protection-des-vegetaux/directives/date/d-14-
03/fra/1428585735857/1428585737889  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Comments can be submitted directly to: horticulture@inspection.gc.ca 
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: