. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/238 
7 February 2005 
 (05-0487) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Canadian Food Inspection Agen cy (CFIA) and Canadian Border 
Services Agency (CBSA) 
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):  Animals and products derived from animals of the sub-family Bovinae; animal 
food and fertilizers containing ruminant derived ingredients 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  United 
States  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Animals of the 
Sub-family Bovinae and Their Products  Importations Prohibition Regulations  (available in 
English and French; pages 1-7) 
6. Description of content:  A proposed new prohibition regulation to remove or modify 
existing import restrictions from a range of currently prohibited U.S. commodities. These 
restrictions were introduced following the detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy 
(BSE) in Washington State on 23 December 2003. 
Based on the guidelines of the World Organiza tion for Animal Health, the CFIA plans to 
permit the importation of live cattle born in 1998 or later, beef from animals of any age from 
which specified risk material has been remove d and various other commodities. Products that 
may pose risks, such as certain anim al feeds, will remain prohibited. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] 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, [ 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 
2.3.13 (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, Part 
I, 31 January 2005 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Prior to 31 March 2005 G/SPS/N/CAN/238 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted 
12. Final date for comments:  1 March 2005 
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 regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/ partI/2005/20050131-x2/pdf/g1-139x2.pdf   
or http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ish/reg/consulta tion/20107_e.shtml
 (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/fran cais/reg/consultation/20107_f.shtml  (French)