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G/SPS/N/CAN/632 
30 August 2012  
 (12-4681) 
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):  All dry rendered products, including fish meal (includes HS codes 05.11 and 
23.01) 
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:  (Specific revisions to) Terrestrial Animal Health Import 
Requirements for Rendered and Inedible Products  Language(s):  English and French  
Number of pages:  27 and 29 
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to 
revise existing allowable moisture content in a ll meals, including fish meals, to less than 
10 per cent, from the current allowable moisture content of less than 12 per cent.  
As such, the official zoosanitary certificates and statement from the renderer must, for dry 
products, indicate that the moisture content is lower than 10 per cent. 
The import conditions, including all supportin g documentation required to accompany the 
product, are listed in detail on the Import Permit. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  (Aquatic Animal Health Code:  Glossary, 
Chapter 9 and Chapter 10)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/CAN/632 
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  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:   
OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code 
http://www.oie.int/international-standa rd-setting/aquatic-code/access-online/  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  10 November 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  10 November 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  10 December 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 October 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Dr. Ann Allain 
Animal Health Directorate  
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
59 Camelot Drive  Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0Y9 E-mail:  Ann.Allain@inspection.gc.ca 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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_3440_00_e.pdf  (English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CAN/12_3440_00_f.pdf  (French)