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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/163/Rev.2 
31 August 2006 
 (06-4151) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Wood packaging (wood or wood products (excluding paper products) used in 
supporting, protecting or carrying cargo) (ICS:  55.040, 79.040) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries or regions except the continental United States  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   D-98-08 (6th Revision, 
2006):  Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Produced in all Areas other than the United States (Available in English, 20 pages;  French, 21 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The IPPC has recently revised the treatment conditions for methyl 
bromide fumigation within the standards established in the International Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) #15:  Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging 
Material in International Trade .  Wood packaging entering Canada from all areas except 
the continental United States must  be treated and certified in accordance with the 
prescriptions in ISPM No. 15 or in a manner approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 
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), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   ISPM #15:  Guidelines for Regulating Wood 
Packaging Material in International Trade (Available in all languages of the FAO).   
The document may be accessed at: 
www.ippc.int/servlet/BinaryDownloaderSer vlet/16259_1031241811859 _ispm15.pdf?filena
me=1031241811859_ispm15e.pdf&refID=16259  G/SPS/N/CAN/163/Rev.2 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Plant Protection Act and Plant Protection Regulations 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/rege.shtml
 (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/reg/regf.shtml  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 August 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 August 2006 
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable 
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: 
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-98-08e.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/dir/d-98-08f.shtml  (French)