G/SPS/N/CAN/650/Add.2
15 December 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 10 December 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Pest Risk Management Document - Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (ash dieback pathogen) 
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is ad opting the requirements outlined in option 2 of 
its pest Risk Management Document (RMD) notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/650/Add.1 (dated 
22 January 2014). The CFIA took emergency measures (notified as G/SPS/N/CAN/650, dated 23 January 2013) to mitigate the risk of entr y of the ash dieback pathogen (Hymenoscyphus 
fraxineus - previously known as Hymenoschyphus pseu doalbidus, as well as Chalara fraxinea). The 
CFIA then developed a pest RMD for H. fraxineus to evaluate the risk and potential mitigation 
measures that can be applied to reduce the pest risk associated to this pathogen. After critical 
evaluation of H. fraxineus (ash dieback disease), along with the risks associated with its potential 
introduction into Canada, the CFIA proposed that H. fraxineus be regulated and that phytosanitary requirements for Fraxinus spp. (ash) plant material implemented as emergency measures in January 2013, be maintained. 
Following the consultation on the RMD held in early 2014, the decision has been made to regulate 
H. fraxineus and maintain phytosanitary requirements for ash plant material. CFIA has consolidated the prohibition regarding the entry into Canada of Fraxinus spp. nursery stock (rooted 
and unrooted), fresh and dried branches (including wreaths) of all diameters and seeds from all 
infested countries. However, the importation of in vitro plantlets from infested countries that have been previously authorized to export in vitro plantlets is allowed, provided that they are 
accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate attestin g that the plant material has been tested and 
found free of H. fraxineus. This decision is communicated in a revised RMD posted to the CFIA website.  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation [ ] Withdrawal of regulation 
[ ] Change in period of application of measure 
[X] Other: Decision to regulate indefinitely phytosanitary requirements for Fraxinus 
spp. (ash) previously notified as emergency measures.  
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   G/SPS/N/CAN/650/Add.2 
 
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  Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
T he  full  te xt of the  R is k M anag e me nt De c is ion can be downloaded from the Internet addresses 
below: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-prot ection/directives/risk-management/rmd-13-
08/eng/1415974481233/1415974483905  (English) 
 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/vegetau x/protection-des-veg etaux/directives/ges tion-du-risque/dgr-
13-08/fra/1415974481233/1415974483905  (French) 
or requested from: 
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 111 Sussex Drive, 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A 0G2 Canada 
Tel: +(343) 203 4273 
Fax: +(613) 943 0346 E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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