WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/CAN/635 
18 September 2012  
 (12-5017) 
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):  Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the like;  cut flowers and 
ornamental foliage; seeds (HS Codes:  0600, 1200) (ICS Code:  65.020) 
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:  Risk Management Document - The addition of plant taxa 
to Canada's list of plants for planting that  are not authorized for importation pending 
completion of a pest risk analysis  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  
11 and 14 
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) policy directive 
D-08-04 Plant Protection Import Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting  
describes Canada's general import requirements for plants for planting from all countries to prevent the entry and spread of regulated plant pests.  Under D-08-04, Appendix 2 establishes a category of plants that are "N ot Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis" 
(NAPPRA), for which a pest risk analysis must be conducted prior to import into Canada in 
order to determine the import requirements deemed necessary to mitigate the risk of 
introducing a pest of quarantine concern. 
The CFIA is proposing to update the NAPPRA list under Appendix 2 in order to mitigate 
the risk of entry of potential pests based on information related to their potential quarantine 
pest status or their potential to be hosts of quarantine pests. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] 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)   G/SPS/N/CAN/635 
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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)  ISPMs No. 1, 2, 
11 and 20  
[ ] 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:   
NAPPO, 2009:  NAPPO Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms.  RSPM No. 5 
http://www.nappo.org/Standards/Sta ndards(all)/RSPM5-Rev14-10-10-e.pdf  (English) 
D-08-04, Plant protection import requirements fo r plants and plant parts for planting:  
Preventing the entry and spread of regulated plant pests associated with the plants for 
planting pathway http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-08-04e.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/dir/d-08-04f.shtml  (French) 
List of Pests Regulated by Canada 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/protect/listpespare.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/listpesparf.shtml  (French) 
Prohibited Plants and Plant Material from Countries Other than the Continental United 
States http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/oper/prohibintere.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/oper/prohibinterf.shtml  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 December 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 December 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  15 January 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  14 November 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:   
Trent Herman 
Horticulture Division Canadian Food Inspection Agency 59 Camelot Drive Ottawa, On K1A 0Y9 
Canada 
Tel:  +1(519) 773-7169 E-mail:  horticulture@inspection.gc.ca  G/SPS/N/CAN/635 
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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 revised text can be downloaded from:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CAN/12_3699_00_e.pdf  (English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/CAN/12_3699_00_f.pdf  (French)