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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.21 
27 August 2008  
 (08-3987) 
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 propaga tive plant parts that are hosts of the 
pathogen Phytophthora ramorum .  Propagative material, including nursery stock, of 
regulated species; wood products with bark of  regulated species; non-propagative material, 
including 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 States, and the European Communities  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  D-01-01 (16th 
Revision):  Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum  
into Canada (available in English, 20 pages; French, 21 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notification serves to advise Members that the Canadian 
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has revised  D-01-01 (24 July 2008) to adjust the 
phytosanitary import requirements for plants imported from the Continental United States 
in accordance with US certification programs.  Also, the host list in Appendix 1 has been revised in most cases to the reported host sp ecies or cultivar level, thus reducing the 
number of species being regulated. 
(This notice supersedes G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.20) 
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 reason for urgent action:  To prevent the entry of  
P. ramorum  into Canada.   
Canada will continue to revise its lists of re gulated areas and regulated host plants as new 
information on the distribution and host range  of this pathogen becomes available. G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.21 
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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:   None 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  24 July 2008 
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 notifica tion 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)