. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/194 
22 December 2003 
 (03-6692) 
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 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):  Feeder Cattle (HS 0102)   
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Discussion Paper: 
Policies on the Importation of Restricted Feeder Cattle from the United States (available in English and French, 15 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agen cy is reviewing existing import 
requirements for Feeder Cattle from the United  States and is seeking comments on possible 
policy changes as part of this process.  Cu rrent import requirements are intended to prevent 
the establishment of two animal  diseases in Canada - bluet ongue and anaplasmosis.  Import 
requirements are regul arly reviewed to ensure that rest rictions are appropriate and reflect 
current science and risk assessments, as are all of Canada's disease control measures. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] Office International des Epizooties, 
[   ] 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, 
Chapters 2.1.9 (Bluetongue) and 2.3.7 (Anaplasmo sis).  Any deviation from Code is based on 
risk assessment. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Discussion Paper: 
Policies on the Importation of Restricted Feeder Cattle from the United States 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ anima/heasan/import/bovine.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/anima/heasan/import/bovinf.shtml  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   1 April 2004 G/SPS/N/CAN/194 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 April 2004 
12. Final date for comments:  15 February 2004 
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 notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the Discussion Paper: Policies on the Importation of Restricted 
Feeder Cattle from the United States, can be downloaded at: 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/ anima/heasan/import/bovine.shtml  (English) 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/anima/heasan/import/bovinf.shtml  (French)