WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/459 
15 July 2010  
 (10-3848) 
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):  Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the like;  cut flowers and 
ornamental foliage (0600) (ICS Code:  65.020) 
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:  CFIA Policy Directive D-08-04  Plant Protection Import 
Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Pl anting:  Preventing the Entry and Spread of 
Regulated Plant Pests Associated with the Plants for Planting Pathway  Language:  English 
and French  Number of pages:  32 and 36, respectively 
6. Description of content:  This directive contains the general import requirements for plants 
and plant parts for planting from all countries to  prevent the entry and spread of regulated 
plant pests. This policy directive was devel oped to consolidate, clarify, and summarize 
Canada's general plant health import requirement s for plants and plant parts for planting.  
Previously, these requirements were found in a number of directives and other documents 
which are being repealed.   
This document supercedes the following: 
− D-02-02 :  Plant protection imports requirements for rooted, or unrooted plants, plant 
parts, and plants in vitro  for planting; 
− D-96-09 :  Plant Protection Import Requirements for Orchid Plants; 
− D-01-03 :  Plant Protection Requirements for Impor tations of Houseplants Intended for 
Personal Use from the Continental United States and Hawaii; 
− D-03-05 :  Plant protection Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Oak ( Quercus  spp.) 
Nursery Stock From Sources Outside of the Continental United States; 
− D-03-04 :  Plant Protection Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Maple ( Acer  spp.) 
Nursery Stock From Sources Outside of the Continental United States; 
− D-03-03 :  Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Ash ( Fraxinus  spp.) Nursery Stock 
From Sources Outside of the Continental United States; 
− D-03-10 :  Prohibitions and Restrictions of Importation into Canada of Decorative 
Chaenomeles  (Flowering Quince), Malus  (Apple and Crabapple), Prunus  (stone fruits, 
e.g. cherry), Pyrus  (pear) and Salix  (willow) Branches; G/SPS/N/CAN/459 
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  − Memorandum 886.1B7 :  Importation of Pollen, 4 May 1987;  and 
− Notice to importer No. L18A/90-03-30 :  Plant protection import requirements for 
orchid plants, cuttings or tissue culture.  
In addition to the consolidation, this directiv e provides clarification on the interpretation of 
country of origin within the context of prev enting the entry and spread of regulated plant 
pests and includes a list of plants categorized as "Not authorized pending pest risk analysis 
(NAPPRA)". 
D-08-04 provides a schedule that must be used to  determine the origin of plants for planting 
material destined for export to Canada.  CFIA  considers plants for planting entering Canada 
to originate from the exporting country if:  
(1) it was propagated and grown only in the exporting country; 
OR 
(2) it was imported to the exporting country fro m a third country and actively grown in 
the exporting country:  
− 4 weeks (28 days) for plants that ar e propagated and grown exclusively in 
greenhouses;  or 
− 16 weeks (112 days) for plants that are grown outdoors at any time during 
production. 
New requirements for Salix  (willow), Chaenomeles  (hawthorn), Cydonia  (quince), Malus  
(apple and crabapple), Prunus  (stone fruits), Pyrus  (pear), Vitis (grapevine), Rutaceae  
(citrus), Dracaena , Dieffenbachia  and Rhamnus  (= Frangula ) can be found in section 3.4.5 
of D-08-04. 
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. 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)   
[ ] 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)    
 Framework for Pest Risk Analysis - ISPM 2;  
 Requirements for the Establishment of Pest Free Areas - ISPM 4; 
 Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms - ISPM 5; 
 Guidelines for Surveillance - ISPM 6;  Requirements for the Establishment of Pest  Free Places of Production and Pest Free 
Productions Sites - ISPM 10; 
 Pest Risk Analysis for Quarantine Pests Including Analysis of Environmental Risks 
and Living Modified Organisms - ISPM 11; 
 The Use of Integrated Measures in a Systems Approach for Pest Risk 
Management - ISPM 14;  and 
 Guidelines on Lists of Regulated Pests - ISPM 19. 
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No  G/SPS/N/CAN/459 
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   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:   
CFIA, 2008:  Plant Health Glossary of Terms 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/protect/dir/glosterme.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/glostermf.shtml  (French) 
 
NAPPO, 2005:  Integrated Pest Risk Management Measures for the Importation of Plants for Planting into NAPPO Member Countries.  RSPM No. 24 http://nappo.org/Standards/NEW/RSPMNo.24-e.pdf
 
 NAPPO, 2009:  NAPPO Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms.  RSPM No. 5 
http://nappo.org/Standards/REVIEW/2009/RSPMNo.5Rev-02-02-09-e.pdf
 
 D-94-14:  Permit to Import Requirements for Plant Material from the Continental United States http://inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/internat/d-94-14lste.shtml
 (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/internat/d-94-14lstf.shtml  (French) 
 D-95-26:  Phytosanitary Requirements for Soil a nd Related Matter, Alone or in Association 
with Plants http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-95-26e.shtml
 (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-95-26f.shtml  (French) 
 D-96-20:  Canadian Growing Media Progr am, Prior Approval Process and Import 
Requirements for Plants Rooted in Approved Media http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-96-20e.shtml
 (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-96-20f.shtml  (French) 
 
D-97-04:  Application, Procedures, Issuance and Use of a Permit to Import Under the Plant 
Protection Act  
http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-97-04e.shtml  (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-97-04f.shtml  (French) 
 
D-01-02:  Import Requirements for Packag es of Flower Bulbs Purchased in The 
Netherlands by Travellers Retu rning to or Visiting Canada 
http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-01-02e.shtml  (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-01-02f.shtml  (French) 
 
D-02-12:  Import Requirements of Non-Pro cessed Wood and Other Non-Propagative Wood 
Products, Except Solid Wood Packaging Material, from All Areas Other than the Continental United States http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-02-12e.shtml
 (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-02-12f.shtml  (French) 
 List of Pests Regulated by Canada http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/protect/listpespare.shtml
 (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/listpesparf.shtml  (French) G/SPS/N/CAN/459 
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  Prohibited Plants and Plant Material from Countries Other than the Continental United 
States http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/oper/prohibintere.shtml
 (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/oper/prohibinterf.shtml  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 September 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) :  15 September 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 September 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:   
Marie-Pierre Mignault 
59 Camelot Drive Ottawa, On K1A 0Y9 Tel:  +(613) 221 3829 E-mail:  marie-pierre.mignault@inspection.gc.ca 
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 D-08-04 can be downloaded at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/CAN/10_2758_00_e.pdf  (English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/CAN/10_2758_00_f.pdf  (French)