G/SPS/N/CAN/927  
 
23 April 2015  
(15-2135)  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 fruit of Solanum lycopersicum  (tomato) 
070200000000 and fresh fruit of the genus Capsicum  spp., including peppers 
(070960000100), Bell peppers (070960000200), and other fruits of the genus 
Capsicum  spp. (070960999900) 
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-10-01 – General Import Requirements for Fresh 
Peppers and Tomatoes from the World – 2nd Revision  Language(s): English and French 
Number of pages: 22 and 23 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CAN/15_1647_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CAN/15_1647_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: The CFIA is revising policy directive D-10-01 outlining the 
phytosanitary import requirements for tomato  and pepper fruit (previously notified on 
25 June 2010 as G/SPS/N/CAN/422/Add.2) to expand the number of options for pest mitigation measures for authorized countries where Tuta absoluta  (tomato leaf miner) 
and Thaumatotibia leucotreta  (false codling moth) are present. The new options include: 
1) pest free area (PFA), 2) systems approach (SA), and 3) treatment in the country of origin.  
In addition, the CFIA is reviewing the pest status and the trade status of countries 
currently exporting fresh tomato fruit and fresh pepper fruit to Canada. Approved 
countries where T. absoluta  and/or T. leucotreta  are not known to occur may continue to 
export tomato and pepper fruit to Canada, provided that the National Plant Protection 
Organizations (NPPO) can deliver appropriate phytosanitary certification. Approved 
countries where T. absoluta  and/or T. leucotreta  are present may continue to export 
fresh tomato and pepper fruit, however, their respective NPPOs are required to 
implement one of the three options mentioned above at the time of entry into force of 
the directive D-10-01. A list of authorized countries can be found in Appendix 1 of the directive. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/927 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number 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)  ISPM 4 and 
ISPM 14  
[ ] 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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca /english/imp/airse.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/f rancais/imp/airsf.shtml  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 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) : 6 June 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 Section 
Plant Health and Biosecurity Directorate 
59 Camelot Drive 
Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K1A 0Y9 Tel: +(613) 773 7180 
E-mail: 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:   
E-mail: horticulture@inspection.gc.ca