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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/281 
27 March 2007 
 (07-1281) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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):   Marine vessels (HS codes:  89010 0, 890110, 890120, 890130, 890190, 
890200, 890391, 890400, 890510, 890520, 890590, 890600, 890610, 890790, 890800, 982100, and other marine vessels) which have visited the following ports during the high 
risk period for Asian gypsy moth ( Lymantria dispar L.) (dates indicated for each port), and 
intend to enter Canada between 1 March and 15 October each year:  
 • Hachinohe, Japan (15 Jul-
1 Oct) 
• Hakodate, Japan (15 Jul-
1 Oct) • Hannan, Japan (1 Jun-
15 Aug) 
• Hiroshima, Japan (1 Jun-
15 Aug) • Ooita, Japan (1 Jun-15 Aug)
• Sakata, Japan (1 Jul-
15 Sept) 
  
Marine vessels (HS codes:   890100, 890110, 890120, 890130, 890190, 890200, 890391, 
890400, 890510, 890520, 890590, 890600, 890610, 890790, 890800, 982100, and other marine vessels) which have visited the followi ng ports during the high risk period for Asian 
gypsy moth ( Lymantria dispar L.) between 1 July and 30 September each year, and intend 
to enter Canada between 1 Marc h and 15 October each year:   
 • Nakhodka, Russia 
• Ol'ga, Russia 
• Plastun, Russia 
• Pos'yet, Russia  • Russkiy Island, Russia  
• Slavyanka, Russia 
• Vanino, Russia • Vladivostok, Russia 
• Vostochny, Russia 
• Zarubino, Russia 
 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Members with marine vessels travelling to Canada via identified ports during high risk 
periods for Asian gypsy moth 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  CFIA Policy  Directive 
D-95-03 (8th Revision):  Asian Gypsy Moth ( Lymantria dispar L. ) - Plant Protection Policy 
for Ships  (available in English and French;  11 pages) 
6. Description of content:  A draft revision of policy directive D-95-03 has been proposed to 
add six Japanese ports known to pose a potential risk for the introduction of the Asian gypsy moth (AGM) to Canada by marine vessels travelling through these ports during the high risk periods.  These measures are in addition to  existing requirements for vessels arriving in 
Canada from the Russian Far East between 1 March and 15 October of each year.   G/SPS/N/CAN/281 
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   Vessels that have visited any of the six high risk ports in Japan during the time periods 
listed above, or high risk ports in Russia between 1 July and 30 September of each year, are required to be thoroughly cleaned of all life stages of the Asian strain of gypsy moth.  In addition, in order to expedite entry into Ca nadian ports between 1 March and 15 October, 
these vessels must be accompanied by a certificate endorsed by an IPPC-recognized 
National Plant Protection Organization of the country which the marine vessel visited. 
Between 16 October and 28 (or 29) February, a udit inspections may be conducted without 
causing delay to the vessel's schedule. 
In addition, the policy has also been revi sed to permit the entry of vessels for which 
phytosanitary certification has been provid ed to verify freedom from the insect.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  ISPM 1, ISPM 2, ISPM 4, ISPM 5 and ISPM 8 
have been followed. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  D-95-03 
(8th Revision) (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  1 June 2007 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  8 May 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] 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: