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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/249 
2 August 2005 
 (05-3475) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
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):  Live birds and hatching eggs, avian meat, fresh and processed, and avian 
products and by-products from France (ICS: 65.020, 67.120).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Loire-Atlantique, France.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Suspension of the 
importation of live birds and hatching eggs , avian meat, fresh and processed, and avian 
products and by-products from Pays-de-la-Loire, France.  
6. Description of content:  The purposes of the Health of Animals Act  and the  Health of 
Animals Regulations  are to prevent the introduction of animal diseases into Canada, to 
prevent the spread within Canada of diseases of animals that either affect human health or 
could have a significant economic effect on the Canadian livestock industry, and to provide 
for the humane treatment of animals during transport.   
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has lear ned of an outbreak of Newcastle disease in 
the Pays-de-la-Loire region.  Under the authority of the Health of Animals Act  and the 
Health of Animals Regulations  and taking into account the measures implemented by 
France, the importation of live birds and hatc hing eggs, avian meat, fresh and processed, 
and avian products and by-products from Fr ance will be accepted, EXCEPT if they 
originate from the department of Loire-Atlan tique where the outbreak occurred. The French 
authorities have confirmed that they will not  be issuing export certificates for commodities 
originating from the affected region.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [   X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [    ] protect territory from 
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8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  :  On 18 July 2005, 
20 pheasants showed positive serological results  for Newcastle disease, associated with 
mild clinical signs, in a farm at St-Mars-de -Coutais, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays-de-
la-Loire region.  On 27 July 2005, the French  Ministere de l’Agriculture et de la Peche 
confirmed the presence of Newcastle disease in an isolated farm at St-Mars-de-Coutais, 
Loire-Atlantique department, Pays-de-la-Loire region.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X  ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 
2.7.13  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Health of Animals 
Act 
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/H-3.3/64369.html   (English) 
http://lois.justice.gc.ca/fr/H-3.3/93532.html   (French) 
Health of Animals Regulations http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/h-3.3/c.r.c.-c.296/131364.html
  (English) 
http://lois.justice.gc.ca/fr/H-3.3/C.R.C.-ch.296/153288.html   (French)  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  22 July 2005  
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 notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  none