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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.13 
3 May 2006 
 (06-2134) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
Revision
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency  
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):  All plants for planting and non propagativ e plant parts that are hosts of the 
pathogen Phytophthora ramorum .  Propagative material, including nursery stock, of 
regulated species;  wood products  with bark of regulated spec ies;  non-propagative material, 
including cut flowers, branches, wreaths, greenery, cuttings and prunings  of regulated 
species;  soil and growing media (ICS: 65.020).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Norway, Switzerland, United St ates and the European Union.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  D-01-01 (11th Revision):  
Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum  Associated 
with Sudden Oak Death into Cana da (Available in English, 20 pages;  French, 23 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
This notification serves to advise Members that  Canada has added Norway to the list of 
areas regulated for P. ramorum  (Sudden Oak Death).  The Canadian Food Inspection 
Agency (CFIA) has revised D-01-01, Appendix 2 (19 April 2006), to add Norway to the list of Regulated Areas in Europe. 
(This notice supersedes  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.12.)  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety ,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests       
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  To prevent the entry of 
P. ramorum into Canada.  P. ramorum  is a serious fungal disease of many different genera 
of plants and is a quarantine pest to Canada.   
Canada will continue to revise its lists of regulated areas and regulat ed host plants as new 
information on the distribution and host ra nge of this pathogen becomes available.  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.13 
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  9. 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:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
The National Plant Protection Organization for Norway has reported in correspondence that 
Phytophthora ramorum  is present and established in that country.  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  19 April 2006 for the 
newly regulated country.  
12. 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 notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plav eg/protect/dir/d-01-01e.shtml#3.1  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-01-01f.shtml#3.1  (French)