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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.7 
14 March 2005 
 (05-1078) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
Revision
 
 
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):  Propagative material, including nursery stock, of regulated species;  wood 
products with bark of regulated species;  non-propagative material, including cut flowers, 
branches, wreaths, greenery, cuttings and prunings  of regulated species;  soil and growing 
media.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  United 
States and the European Union  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  D-01-01 (10th Revision):  
Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum  Associated 
with Sudden Oak Death into Cana da (available in English, 20 pages;  French, 22 pages).  
6. Description of content:   
This directive contains the phytosanitary re quirements for the importation of propagative 
and non-propagative host materials, of Phytophthora ramorum  (Sudden Oak Death), a 
serious plant pathogen that affects a broad range of plants. 
Canada has modified the directive to r ecognize the USDA "Emergency Federal Order 
Restricting Movement of Nursery Stock from California, Oregon and Washington 
Nurseries - 21 December 2004" and to presen t interim requirements for shipment of 
P. ramorum host material from Europe. 
(This notice supercedes G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.6)  
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  P. ramorum  is a 
quarantine pest to Canada.  Canada will continue to revise its import policy as new 
information on the host range of this pathogen becomes available.  G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.7 
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9. 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:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not stated  
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  25 February 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, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plav eg/protect/dir/d-01-01e.shtml#3.1  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-01-01f.shtml#3.1  (French)