. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/163/Rev.1 
21 June 2004 
 (04-2669) 
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 materials (wood or wood  products (excluding paper products) 
used in supporting, protecting or carrying cargo) (I CS: 55.040, 79.040). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries or regions except th e continental United States.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   D-98-08 (4th  Revision, 
2004):  Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials Produced in all Areas other than the Continental United States (available in English, 15 pages;  French, 16 pages). 
6. Description of content:  Wood packaging materials entering Canada from all areas except 
the continental United States must  be treated and certified in accordance with the standards 
established in the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) #15:  
Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade  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 
The proposed Canadian import policy permits in addition to those specified in the standard 
identification markings or the use of certifi cates in lieu of markings from the date of 
adoption to 1 April 2005.  The policy also permits reduced enforcement measures to be 
applied to non-infested wood packaging materi als markings from the date of adoption to 
1 April 2005.  This deviation has been allowe d to permit exporting countries sufficient time 
to adapt to the international measures. G/SPS/N/CAN/163/Rev.1 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
ISPM #15:  Guidelines for Regulating Wood P ackaging 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  
 
NAPPO Executive Committee De cision concerning commencement of strict enforcement  
http://www.nappo.ort/Standards/Woodpacking-bil.htm  
 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 June 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 June 2004 
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 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 regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/for/fore.shtml  (English) 
www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/plaveg/for/forf.shtml  (French)