. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CAN/376 
13 November 2012  
 (12-6244) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  Notified to TBT 
for transparency purposes of Canada’s consultation process.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Grain, food and feed 
products. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Domestic 
Policy on the Management of Low-Level Presence  of Genetically Modified Crops in Imports 
and its Associated Implementatio n Framework  (21 pages in English and 24 pages in French)   
6. Description of content:  Canada's public consultation on its  proposed policy and framework 
for managing the unintended, low-level presence  (LLP) of genetically modified (GM) crops 
in imported grain, food and feed.  
This has also been notified under SPS Notification G/SPS/N/CAN/640. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Canada wishes to notify WTO Members of its public consultation on the Proposed Domestic 
Policy on the Management of Low-Level Presence  of Genetically Modified Crops in Imports 
and its Associated Impl ementation Framework.   
The objectives of the proposed policy are to: mi nimize disruptions to trade; facilitate an 
effective and efficient risk-based approach to managing LLP; and provide transparency and 
predictability for importers and exporters, wh ile maintaining the protection of health and 
safety of humans, animals and the environment.  
The trade facilitation elements of this pro posed policy and framework are as follows: 
- The risk management approaches for LLP ar e designed to mitigate potential risks and 
be resource efficient for both government a nd industry, while being science based and 
consistent with internatio nal guidance on managing LLP; 
- The risk management de cisions and actions will minimize unnecessary trade 
disruptions to the extent possible; G/TBT/N/CAN/376 
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  - Actions taken will be commensurate with the risk posed by the LLP, without unduly 
disrupting trade. 
8. Relevant documents:   Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's website:  
http://www.agr.gc.ca/llp  (English) 
http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfq  (French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not applicable. 
Not applicable. This is part of a public consultation process. 
10. Final date for comments:  19 January 2013  
By email to LLP-PFC@agr.gc.ca  with subject line:  "Low Level Presence Notification" or by 
postal mail to: Technical Trade Policy Division 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
Tower 5, Floor 3, Room 145 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0C5 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
The consultation is available at:  
http://www.agr.gc.ca/llp  (English) 
http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfq  (French)