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G/SPS/N/CAN/613/Rev.1 
20 August 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
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 food 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:  Improved Food Inspection Model: Proposed Draft 
Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  42 and 46 
6. Description of content:  As previously notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/613 (13 June 2012), the 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to design a single and consistent 
approach to food inspection that will be app lied across all food commodities that are either 
imported or produced domestically.  This f ood inspection model will apply to all food 
inspection conducted by, or on behalf of, the CFIA.  This proposed draft of the model 
includes:  
• a single license for each regulated party importing food from abroad or exporting food 
internationally.  Regulated parties would need to develop and use preventative control 
plans scalable to the size and complexity of their operation;  consistent oversight based 
on risk for both domestic and imported food sectors; 
• a systems approach to inspection, based on re gulated parties' preven tative control plans, 
where the CFIA develops and communicat es requirements for industry and regulated 
parties demonstrate compliance and evidence that controls and processes meet desired 
food safety outcomes and regulatory requirements; 
• a single compliance and enforcement strategy for all food;  and 
• mechanisms to evaluate inspection for co nsistency, effectiveness and performance. 
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/613/Rev.1 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 Chapters 6,7, 8 and 20 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] 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:   
Additional information is available at: "http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/accountability/inspection-
modernization/eng/1337025084336/1337025428609 " (English) 
"http://inspection.gc.ca/au-sujet-de-l-aci a/responsabilisation/modernisation-de-l-
inspection/fra/1337025084336/1337025428609 " (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Summer/Fall 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Summer/Fall 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Beginning 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 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:   
By e-mail to Modele-Inspection-Model@inspecti on.gc.ca with subject line "Improved Food 
Inspection Model" 
or 
By postal mail to: 
Inspection Modernization Office Canadian Food Inspection Agency 59 Camelot Drive 
Ottawa, Ontario 
Canada K1A0Y9  G/SPS/N/CAN/613/Rev.1 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The online consultation is available at:  
http://inspection.sondages-su rveys.ca/s/draftmodel/?l=en  (English) 
http://inspection.sondages-su rveys.ca/s/draftmodel/?l=fr  (French)