G/SPS/N/CAN/700/Rev.1  
 
5 June 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food intended for 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: A New Regulatory Framework for Federal Food 
Inspection: Overview of Proposed Regulations  Language(s): English and French   
Number of pages: 60 and 67 
6. Description of content: As notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/700 (8 July 2013), the Canadian 
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to draw together federal food inspection 
regulations in Canada into one overarchin g system. The new regulatory framework will 
replace thirteen separate federal food inspection regulations with one single set of regulations.   
This document provides an overview of the proposed regulations, including draft 
regulatory text for key elements of the regulations (licensing, preventive control requirements related to the preparation of f ood, and traceability), and highlights some 
significant regulatory proposals (grade standards, ministerial exemptions, labelling and 
standards of identity, membership requirements for buyers and sellers of fresh fruit and vegetables). The document builds on the discussion document notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/700 and the comments received during the consultation period. 
Responses received as a result of this consultation will be considered in further drafting 
of the regulations. The CFIA intends to pr e-publish the proposed regulations under the 
Safe Food for Canadians Act  (SFCA) in late fall 2014 and will provide opportunity for final 
comment at that time. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/700/Rev.1 
 
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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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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: None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : June 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 July 2014. Responses received as a result of 
this consultation will be considered in further drafting of the regulations. The CFIA intends to pre-publish the proposed regulations under the Safe Food for Canadians Act  
(SFCA) in late fall 2014 and will provide o pportunity for final comment at that time. 
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: 
CFIA-Modernisation-ACIA@inspection.gc.ca 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version can be downloaded at:  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/abo ut-the-cfia/accountability/co nsultations/federal-food-
inspection/eng/1400782729114/1400782730114  (English) 
http://www.inspection.g c.ca/au-sujet-de-l-
acia/responsabilisation/consultations/inspection-federale-des-
aliments/fra/1400782729114/1400782730114  (French)