G/TBT/N/CAN/475  
 
5 February 2016  
(16-0771)  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 Inspec tion Agency (CFIA) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Seeds for propagation 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Weed Seeds Order 
(8 pages, in English; 8 pages, in French) 
6. Description of content: The CFIA is proposing revisions to the Weed Seeds Order  (WSO) 
under the Seeds Act to reclassify certain species currently on the list and to introduce new 
weed species to the list. The purpose of the WSO is to specify the kinds of plants whose 
seeds are weed seeds in order to control the introduction and spread of weeds in seed. 
Weeds are classified based on the distribution and potential harm posed by the species.  
 Class 1 – Prohibited Noxious (Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds 
Regulations ). Class 1 is the subject of an SPS Notification. 
 Class 2 – Primary Noxious (Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds 
Regulations  except Tables XIV and XV) 
 Class 3 – Secondary Noxious (Applicable to all Tables of Schedule I to the Seeds 
Regulations  except Tables XIV and XV) 
 Class 4 – Secondary Noxious (Applicable to Table XII of Schedule I to the Seeds 
Regulations ) 
 C l a s s  5  –  N o x i o u s  ( A p p l i c a b l e  t o  T a b l e s  X I V  a n d  X V  o f  S c h e d u l e  I  t o  t h e  Seeds 
Regulations ) 
 Class 6 – Seeds of all other plants not listed as crop kinds in Schedule I to the Seeds 
Regulations  G/TBT/N/CAN/475 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Amendments are necessary to respond to new weed species of concern and to 
reclassify weed species that have become  established or widespread in Canada. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Seeds Regulations : 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regul ations/C.R.C.%2C_c._1400/FullText.html  
(English) 
 Règlement sur les semences:  
http://laws-
lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/reglements/C. R.C.%2C_ch._1400/TexteComplet.html  (French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 May 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 2016   
10. Final date for comments: 14 April 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The electronic version of the proposed policy document can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-01 -30/html/reg1-eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-01 -30/html/reg1-fra.php