G/SPS/N/CAN/1233  
 
11 February 2019  
(19-0766) 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  
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): Plants and plant parts of Corylus  spp. intended for propagation 
(excluding seed) (HS c odes: 060210001003, 060210001006, 060220001805, 
060220001809, 060290002626)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries: Current trading partner : Contine ntal United 
States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: RMD-18-01: Pest Risk Management Document - 
Deregulation of Anisogramma anomala , causal agent of eastern filbert blight . 
Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 9 and 10  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_0775_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_0775_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) intends to 
deregulate  Anisogramma anomala  (Peck) E. Müll, the causal agent of eastern filbert 
blight.  
Upon publication of the aforementioned document, the CFIA will no longer maintain 
phytosanitary import requirements related to A. anomala  for the commodities listed in 
section  3 of this notification; nor will the CFIA enforce Schedule II of the Plant Protection 
Regulations  pertaining to the domestic movement restrictions applied to commodities 
regulated for A. anomala . Additionally, the pathogen will be removed from the List of  
Pests Regulated by Canada and Plant Protection Directive D -00-03: Import requirements 
from the United States and domestic movement requirements for material to prevent the 
introduction of eastern filbert blight into British Columbia will be rescinded.  
The decision took into account several factors, including pest risk assessments, 
international obligations, and the results of domestic consultation.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans fro m animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1233  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures N° 1, 2, 5, 19  
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Automated Import Reference System ( http://www.inspection.gc.ca/airs )  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 March 2019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 March 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 March 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca