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G/SPS/N/CAN/631 
14 August 2012  
 (12-4428 ) 
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 (CFIA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   
The following plants and their propagative parts are prohibited: 
Aegilops cylindrica  (jointed goatgrass) 
Alopercurus myosuroides  (slender foxtail) 
Centaurea iberica  (Iberian starthistle) 
Centaurea solstitalis  (yellow starthistle) 
Crupina vulgaris  (common crupina)  
Dioscorea polystachya  (Chinese yam)  
Echium plantagineum  (Paterson's curse) 
Microstegium vimineum  (Japanese stiltgrass) 
Nassella trichotoma  (serrated tussock)  
Paspalum dilatatum  (Dallis grass) 
Persicaria perfoliata  (devil's-tail tearthumb)  
Senecio inaequidens  (South African ragwort)  
Senecio madagascariensis  (Madagascar ragwort) 
Solanum elaeagnifolium  (silverleaf nightshade)  
Zygophyllum fabago  (Syrian bean-caper). 
This prohibition applies to both intentional a nd non-intentional pathways of introduction. 
Commodities or articles found to be infested with prohibited plants or their propagative 
parts will be subject to phytosanitary action. 
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:  Directive D-12-01 Phytosanitary requirements to prevent 
the introduction and establishment of pl ant regulated as pest in Canada  Language(s):  
English and French  Number of pages:  11 and 12 G/SPS/N/CAN/631 
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  6. Description of content:  Pest risk analyses were conducted on the above pest plant species 
and it was determined that they each pose a signi ficant risk to Canada's plant resource base. 
Based on these analyses, the CFIA is proposing to regulate these species as quarantine pests 
under the Plant Protection Act.   These species are in addition to species that are already 
regulated by the CFIA under the Plant Protection Act.  
The CFIA is proposing to regulate these species as quarantine pests under the Plant 
Protection Act. Intentional importation is prohibited. To prevent non-intentional 
(contaminants) imports, all commodities to be im ported into Canada are required to be free 
from propagative parts of these pest plant speci es. The CFIA has the authority to establish 
preventive import conditions for the import of  host commodity materials to Canada.  
As such, some commodities that  present a risk for introduction of prohibited species may 
be regulated.  Please note that not all the prohi bited plant species will be associated with all 
the regulated commodities.  
The Automated Import Reference System and a ll applicable directives will be amended, 
where appropriate, to reflect commodity-speci fic import requirements for these prohibited 
species after the end of the comment period and prior to implementation.  
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 stan dard?  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)  ISPMs 1, 2, 11, 
20 
[ ] 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:   
Invasive Plants Policy of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Politique sur les plantes 
envahissantes de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/invenv/consult/iaspole.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/invenv/consult/iaspolf.shtml  (French) 
Weeds Seeds Order 2005 / Arrêté sur les graines de mauvaises herbes de 2005: 
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-8/SOR-2005-220/index.html  (English) 
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/fra/DORS-2005-220/index.html  (French)  G/SPS/N/CAN/631 
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  List of Regulated Pest by Canada / List e des parasites réglementés par le Canada: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/protect/listpespare.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/listpesparf.shtml  (French) 
Automated Import Reference System / Système de référence automatisé à l'importation: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/imp/airse.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/imp/airsf.shtml  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 February 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 February 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 October 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Wendy Asbil 
National Manager, Invasive Alien Sp ecies and Domestic Control Section 
59 Camelot Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0Y9 E-mail:  IAS.EEE@inspection.gc.ca 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The revised text can be downloaded from:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CAN/12_3269_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CAN/12_3269_00_f.pdf