WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/515 
7 February 2011 
 (11-0617) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the like;  cut flowers and 
ornamental foliage (HS Code:  0600) (ICS Code:  65.020) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Countries in which Anoplophora chinensis  or 
A. glabripennis  are known to occur, including:  China, Croatia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea 
(Republic of), Korea (Democratic People's Re public of), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, 
Chinese Taipei, Viet Nam, United States and EU member States  
5. Title of the notified document:  D-11-01 Phytosanitary Requ irements for Plants for 
Planting and Fresh Decorative Branches to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Anoplophora  
spp.  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  15 and 16 
6. Description of content:  This directive outlines proposed phytosanitary requirements for 
plants for planting and decorative bran ches that are considered hosts of Anoplophora spp.  
At the time of writing this directive, specific information pertaining to two species of 
Anoplophora (A. chinensis  and A. glabripennis ) was available and included in this 
document.  However, the entire genus Anoplophora  spp. is currently regulated by the 
CFIA.  The requirements proposed in this dir ective are intended to mitigate the risk of 
unintentional introduction of these quarantine pests to Canada with  imported propagative 
plant material and decorative branches. 
Please note that this document is intended to  provide import requirements to prevent the 
entry of Anoplophora  spp. via plants for planting pa thway and fresh d ecorative branches 
only.  Other commodities which may contribute to the dissemination of these pests are regulated in other CFIA policies.  
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  G/SPS/N/CAN/515 
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  [ ] 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 No. 4 - Requirements for the establishment of Pest Free Areas.  1995.  Rome, FAO  
ISPM No. 5 - Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms.  Rome, FAO (updated annually) ISPM No.6 - Guidelines for surveillance.  1997.  Rome, FAO ISPM No. 10 - Requirements for the establishm ent of pest free places of production and 
pest free production sites, 1999.  Rome, FAO 
ISPM No. 14 - The use of integrated measu res in a systems approach for pest risk 
management.  2002.  Rome, FAO 
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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:   
NAPPO, 2009:  NAPPO Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms.  RSPM No. 5 
http://www.nappo.org/Standards/Sta ndards(all)/RSPM5-Rev14-10-10-e.pdf  
D-94-14:  Permit to Import Requirements for Plant Material from the Continental United 
States 
http://inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/internat/d-94-14lste.shtml  (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/internat/d-94-14lstf.shtml  (French) 
D-98-08: Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials Produced in All Areas Other 
Than the Continental United States Under revision/En revision 
D-01-06, Canadian Phytosanitary Policy for the Notification of Non-Compliance and 
Emergency Action 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-01-06e.shtml
 (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/dir/d-01-06f.shtml  (French) 
D-02-12:  Import Requirements of Non-Pro cessed Wood and Other Non-Propagative Wood 
Products, Except Solid Wood Packaging Material, from All Areas Other than the 
Continental United States 
http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-02-12e.shtml  (English) 
http://inspection.gc.ca/francais/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-02-12f.shtml  (French) 
D-08-04, Plant protection import requirements for plants and plant parts for planting: 
Preventing the entry and spread of regulated plant pests associated with the plants for 
planting pathway 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/pl aveg/protect/dir/d-08-04e.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/dir/d-08-04f.shtml  (French) 
D-10-03, Phytosanitary requirements to preven t the introduction into and spread within 
Canada of the Asian Long-horned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis  (Motschulsky). (in 
consultation)  G/SPS/N/CAN/515 
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  List of Pests Regulated by Canada 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/protect/listpespare.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/protect/listpesparf.shtml  (French) 
Prohibited Plants and Plant Material from Countries Other than the Continental United 
States 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ plaveg/oper/prohibintere.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/ plaveg/oper/prohibinterf.shtml  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 April 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 April 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  8 April 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Marie-Pierre Mignault 
Horticulture Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency 59 Camelot Drive 
Ottawa, On K1A 0Y9 
Canada Tel:  +(1 613) 773-7173 E-mail:  marie-pierre.mignault@inspection.gc.ca 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CAN/11_0373_00_e.pdf  (English) 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/CAN/11_0373_00_f.pdf  (French)