G/SPS/N/CAN/1449  
 
5 August 2022  
(22-5844) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  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 number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  All plants and plant parts that are hosts of Epiphyas postvittana  (light 
brown apple moth). Commodity classes currently regulated by Canada include rooted and 
unrooted plants with leaves, fresh cut flowers, cut foliage, decorative branches, fresh fruits 
and fresh vegetables . 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia; Ireland; New Zealand; Portugal; 
Sweden; United Kingdom; United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document:  RMD-22-01: Risk management document – proposed 
amendments to risk management of light brown apple moth ( Epiphyas postvittana ). 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  11 and 12  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_5147_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_5147_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is evaluating its 
regulatory approach to Epiphyas postvittana  (light brown apple moth).  
A risk management document has been prepared discussing:  
• background information related to the pest ; 
• a summary of risk assessments ; 
• pest management considerations ; and  
• proposals related to Canada's regulatory approach to the pest.  
The risk management document presents two options for managing the risk to Canada 
posed by E. postvittana . The approach recommended by the CFIA is to continue regulating 
the pest by applying phytosanitar y import requirements to commodities that present the 
greatest risk of introducing the pest to Canada.  
Stakeholders will have an opportunity to provide comments on the proposals. Comments 
will be taken into consideration by the CFIA when making the risk ma nagement decision. 
Once a risk management decision has been finalized, the document will be revised to 
include information related to the decision, and any resulting next steps for changes to 
phytosanitary import requirements. The finalized document will b e notified as an 
addendum to this notification.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1449  
 
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  8. Is there a  relevant international standard? 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) : ISPM 1 - 
Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the application of 
phytosanitary measures in international trade, ISPM 11  - Pest risk analys is for 
quarantine pests  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
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:   
D-07-03: Phytosanitary Import Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Epiphyas postvi ttana 
(light brown apple moth)  (English)  
D-07-03: Exigences phytosanitaires d'importation visant à prévenir l'introduction de 
Epiphyas postvittana (pyra le brun pâle de la pomme)  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2022 . A regulatory decision on 
light brown apple moth is proposed during October 2022.  Any resulting changes to 
phytosanitary import requirements will be notified as a revision of Directive D -07-03. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 October 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers  and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca