. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/415 
6 January 2010  
 (10-0018) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Aquatic animals, including finfish, crustaceans and molluscs, and carcasses.  
HS Codes of concern are 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0306, 0307. 
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:  Proposed Amendment to the Health of Animals 
Regulations   Language:  English and French  Number of pages:  31 
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulations amend the Health of Animals 
Regulations  to add a section specific to aquatic animals and their diseases of concern 
(Section XVI).  
The regulations describe the control measures (import permits) to prevent the introduction 
or spread of notifiable diseases of aquatic animals and carcasses.  The regulation lists the diseases requiring mandatory notification to the Competent Authority, the aquatic animals 
susceptible to the listed diseases which will requi re import permits, and the measures that 
will be applied to the susceptible aquatic animal s to prevent the spread of the listed diseases 
within Canada. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [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 stan dard?  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)  Aquatic Animal Health Code:  
http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/fcode/en_sommaire.htm  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/CAN/415 
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  [ ] 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, 19 December 2009, Pages 3743-3 773 (available in English and French) 
Additional information is available from the following websites, in English and French: 
Health of Animals Regulations 
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C.R.C.-c.296   (English) 
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/fra/C.R.C.-ch.296/index.html   (French) 
Information on Canada's National Aquatic Animal Health Program 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng lish/anima/aqua/aquae.shtml   (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/anima/aqua/aquaf.shtml   (French) 
Canadian List of Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng lish/anima/aqua/spliste.shtml   (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/anima/aqua/splistf.shtml   (French) 
Proposed List of Diseases 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/englis h/anima/aqua/disliste.shtml   (English)  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/anima/aqua/dislistf.shtml   (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  31 March 2010 
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) :  Import requirements will come into force on 1 March 2011. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 March 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p1/2009/2009-12-19/p df/g1-14351.pdf  (Canada Gazette ) 
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-12-19/html/reg1-eng.html  (English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2009/2009-12-19/html/reg1-fra.html   (French)