. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/350 
21 November 2008  
 (08-5669) 
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 (CFIA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   
− Rooted and unrooted plants and plant parts which may be used for propagation (including 
orchid plants, artificially dwarfed plants (bonsai, pen jing), houseplants, plants in vitro , 
etc.); 
− Bulbs and other below ground plant parts fo r planting (that are not intended for 
consumption); 
− Living mosses; 
− Fresh decorative branches of sp ecies listed in Section 3.3; 
− Epiphytic plants; 
− Pollen (intended for propagation); and 
− Packing material. 
 (ICS Codes 65.020, 55.040; This document applie s to HS codes (Harm onized System codes) 
under chapter 6.02.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directive D-08-04:  Plant 
Protection Import Requirements fo r Plants and Plant Parts for Planting (available in English, 
25 pages; and French, 27 pages) 
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/CAN/08_3706_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/sps/CAN/08_3706_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This directive contains the genera l import requirements for plants 
and plant parts for planting from all countries to prevent the en try and spread of regulated 
plant pests.  
This policy directive was developed to conso lidate, clarify and summ arize Canada's general 
plant health import requirements for plants a nd plant parts for planti ng.  Previously, these 
requirements were found in a number of direc tives and other docume nts and it was difficult 
for importers, the Canadian Food Inspection Agen cy (CFIA) staff and ot her stakeholders to 
obtain an overview of the requirements.  Th is directive provides clarification on the 
interpretation of country of origin. G/SPS/N/CAN/350 
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  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. 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:    
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:    
Directive D-08-04:  Plant Protection Import Re quirements for Plants and Plant Parts for 
Planting and Appendices (avail able in English and French) 
Plant Protection Act and Plant Protection Regulations (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  26 January 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  26 January 2009 
12. Final date for comments:  9 January 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: