G/SPS/N/CAN/868  
 
27 August 2014  
(14-4941)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  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  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live ruminants 
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: Regulations Amending the Reportable Diseases 
Regulations   Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 10 
6. Description of content: Canada has completed amendments to the Reportable 
Diseases Regulations  and the Health of Animals Regulations  to remove anaplasmosis 
(A. marginale ) from the list of federally reportable diseases and to place it on the list of 
immediately notifiable diseases; allowing the CFIA to move from an eradication program 
to a policy of disease reporting. 
The CFIA will continue to report confirmed anaplasmosis cases to the OIE in compliance 
with OIE's requirements for notification of immediately notifiable diseases but will no 
longer verify Canada's disease-free status for anaplasmosis and will no longer require 
the import of animals and animal products to be free of anaplasmosis. 
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 st andard? 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)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 1.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 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:   G/SPS/N/CAN/868 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Canada Gazette , Part II, 4 June 2014, Pages 1516-1525 (available in English and 
French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
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:   
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 of the consultation can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/ 2014-06-04/html/sor-dors127-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/ 2014-06-04/html/sor-dors127-fra.php  
(French)