G/SPS/N/CAN/613/Rev.1/Add.5  
 
23 May 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 23 May 2014,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Improved Food Inspection Model: Expanded to Integrated Agency Inspection Model 
Notice is hereby given that the proposal for the Improved Food Inspection Model, notified in 
G/SPS/N/CAN/613/Rev.1/Add.4 (dated 15 October 2013), has been revised to create this draft 
Integrated Agency Inspection Model. It has been updated to incorporate plant and animal 
commodity (fertilizer, seed, plant, feed and animal ) inspection systems. Four key areas have been 
adjusted: 
 The glossary of terms has been revised to im prove understanding of the terminology used 
in the model; 
 Permissions, formerly called Licensing, have been modified to provide for permission 
without a preventive control plan. This was done in recognition of the need for regulatory oversight of one time/low frequency importer s or exporters with respect to animal and 
plant health requirements. The preventive control plan section and annex have had the 
animal and plant commodity aspects integrated; 
 CFIA oversight has been broadened to encompass animal and plant commodities; and 
 Regulatory Response, formerly called Compliance and Enforcement, has been re-organized 
to better articulate CFIA actions. The first type  of response is that initiated by lack of 
compliance on the part of regulated parties. The second type of response is that initiated by events that are the responsibility of the Agency to control, such as pest and disease 
incursions and contaminant events. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 2014 G/SPS/N/CAN/613/Rev.1/Add.5 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
WTO Members are encouraged to direct their comments to the following coordinates: 
By e-mail: CFIA-Modernisation-ACIA@inspection.gc.ca with the subject line "Integrated Agency 
Inspection Model". 
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The draft integrated Agency Inspection Mo del and related documents are available at: 
http://penn/prev-prev/about-the-cfia/accountabilit y/inspection-modernization/integrated-agency-
inspection-model/eng/1392745251825/1392745752037 (English) 
http://penn/prev-prev/au-sujet-de-l-acia/responsabilisation/modernisation-de-l-
inspection/modele-d-inspection-integre-de-l-agence/fra/1392745251825/1392745752037 (French)  
 
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