G/SPS/N/CAN/833  
 
27 June 2014  
(14-3725)  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): Plants and plant parts (including fresh fruit) hosts of 
Grapevine Virus A and Grapevine Virus B 
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: Pest Risk Management Document: Response to the 
Detection of Grapevine Virus A and Grapevine Virus B  Language(s): English and 
French  Number of pages: 12 and 13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_2890_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_2890_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) intends to 
deregulate the diseases with which Grapevine Virus A (GVA) and Grapevine Virus B (GVB) are associated. Effective 2 September 2014, the CFIA will not enforce the import 
regulations related to Grapevine Virus A and Grapevine Virus B for the commodities 
listed in Section 3, above (Products covered). The viruses and diseases will continue to be managed through the grapevine export certification program to ensure that Canadian 
grapevine propagative material that is exported remains pest-free. 
The decision takes into account several factors including the potential distribution of GVA 
and GVB within Canada, disease transmission, likelihood of eradication, economic impact, and Canada's current regulatory framework. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] 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)   
[ ] 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)   
 ISPM Nº 4: Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas . 
International Plant Protection Convention, 1996;  G/SPS/N/CAN/833 
 
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   ISPM Nº 14: The use of integrated measures in a systems approach for pest 
risk management . International Plant Protection Convention, 2002; 
 ISPM Nº 29: Recognition of pest free areas and areas of low pest prevalence . 
International Plant Protection Convention, 2007; 
 ISPM Nº 32: Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk . 
International Plant Protection Convention, 2009. 
[ ] 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 /english/imp/airse.shtml  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/f rancais/imp/airsf.shtml  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 2 September 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) : 20 July 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Horticulture Section 
Plant Health and Biosecurity Directorate 59 Camelot Drive 
Ottawa (Ontario) Canada 
K1A 0Y9 E-mail: horticulture@inspection.gc.ca 
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 text can be downloaded from: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_2890_00_e.pdf  (English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_2890_00_f.pdf  (French)