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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/158/Rev.2 
22 September 2006 
 (06-4520) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Tropical Lumber (79.040)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directive D-02-12, 2005 
(3rd Revision): Import requirements of non-manuf actured wood and other non-propagative 
wood products, except solid wood packaging ma terial, from all areas other than the 
continental United States (Available in  English, 31;  French, 33 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
This notification serves to advise Members th at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
(CFIA) has revised Appendix 2 of D-02-12 on 16 August 2006.  Effective 24 October 2005, 
a Canadian Permit to Import is no longer re quired for the import of Tropical Lumber into 
Canada.  Tropical Lumber is further exempt from treatment, but must be accompanied with a valid Phytosanitary Certificate and/or a valid Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export.  In order to qualify as a tropical species, the species of lumber being imported must be 
identified in Appendix 2 of D-02-12.  This re view is part of an ongoing Pest Risk 
Assessment to determine the tropical/non-tropical status of listed species.  As a result, the 
status of the following sp ecies has been changed from Tropical to Non-Tropical:  Astronium 
fraxinifolium, Cedrela mexicana, Celtis mildbr aedii, Cocos nucifera, Intsia bijuga and 
Pterocarpus rohrii .  For the imports of lumber of non-tropical species, such as those listed 
above, CFIA requires a valid Permit to Import as well as a valid Phytosanitary Certificate 
and/or a valid Phytosanitary Certificate for Re -export, attesting that the material has been 
kiln-dried, with heat treatment, to a minimum core temperature of 56
oC for at least 30 
minutes and has achieved a moisture content of less than 20%.  
(This notice supersedes G/SPS/N/CAN/158/Rev.1.)  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  N/A 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  16 August 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 August 2006 
12. Final date for comments:  N/A 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the Directive can be downloaded at: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-02-12e.shtml  (English)  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/dir/d-02-12f.shtml  (French) 
 
The electronic version of Annex 2 can be downloaded at: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/protect/dir/tropicale.shtml (English)  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/dir/tropicalf.shtml  (French)