G/SPS/N/CAN/1153  
 
24 January 2018  
(18-0582) 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 Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada  
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): Amphibians: 210400; Salamanders: 210403  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners Regions of the world where Batrachochytrium 
salamandrivorans  has been diagnosed, currently limited to regions within Asia and 
Europe. Imports affected would include shipments of salamanders or salamander 
parts either originating from or transiting through these regions.  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of 
International  and Interprovincial Trade Act.  Notice of intent to amend Schedule II of the 
Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations . Language(s): English and French.  Number of 
pages: 1 
6. Description of content: Amendments to the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations 
(WAPTR ), under the authority of subsection  21(1) of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection 
and Regulation  of International and Interprovincial Trade Act  (WAPPRIITA), in order to 
restrict the importation of salamanders into Canada.  
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans  (Bsal) is a disease -causing fungus that has been 
devastating native salamander populations in Europe. It is believed to have originated in 
East Asia and to have been introduced into Europe through the international pet trade. If 
the fungus were to reach C anada, it is likely that the impacts on native salamander species 
would also be severe.  
As a result of the proposed regulatory amendment, which would come into force 
12 May 2018, the importation into Canada of all species of the taxonomic order Caudata, 
whether living or dead, and including their eggs, sperm, tissue culture or embryos, or any 
part or derivative of the species, would be prohibited unless authorized by a permit issued 
by the Minister of the Environment.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food s afety, [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 standard? 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) :  
 In May 2017, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans  was added to the OIE list of 
aquatic animal diseases in Chapter 1 of the Aquatic Animal Health Code.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1153  
 
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   Aquatic Animal Health Code - Chapter 1:  
 http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=171&L= 0&htmfile=chapitre_diseases_listed.ht
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[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Canada Gazette , Part I, 28 October 2017  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -10-28/html/notice -avis-eng.html  
 Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprov incial 
Trade Act  http://lois -laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/W -8.5/page -1.html  
 Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations  
http://lois -laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR -96-263/index.html  
(available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 May 2018  
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) : 12 May 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 March 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Comments on this proposed regulation can be submitted to Caroline Ladanowski,  
Director, Wildlife Management and Regulatory Affairs Division, Canadian Wildlife  
Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 351 Saint -Joseph  
Boule vard, 16th Floor, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3; E -mail: ec.ReglementsFaune -
WildlifeRegulations.ec@canada.ca  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of o ther body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -10-28/html/notice -avis-eng.html  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -10-28/html/notice -avis-fra.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
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