1999A0318 — EN — 26.07.2013 — 001.001

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AGREEMENT

between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products







THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (the ‘Community’) and THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA (‘Canada’) hereinafter referred to collectively as the ‘Parties’: ACKNOWLEDGING that their systems of sanitary measures are intended to provide comparable health assurances; REAFFIRMING their commitment to their rights and obligations under the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (the ‘WTO Agreement’), and its Annexes, in particular the Agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (the ‘SPS Agreement’); DESIRING to facilitate trade in live animals and animal products between the Community and Canada while safeguarding animal and public health in relation to the wholesomeness of food products; RESOLVING to take the fullest account of the risk of spread of animal infection and disease and the measures put in place to control and eradicate such infections and diseases, and in particular to avoid disruptions to trade, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:







Article 1

Objective

The objective of this Agreement is to facilitate trade in live animals and animal products between the Community and Canada by establishing a mechanism for the recognition of equivalence of sanitary measures maintained by the two Parties consistent with the protection of public and animal health, and to improve communication and cooperation on sanitary measures.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement:

(a) live animals and animal products means the live animals and animal products, including fish and fishery products, listed in Annex I;

(b) sanitary measures means sanitary measures as defined in paragraph 1 of Annex A to the SPS Agreement;

(c) appropriate level of sanitary protection means the appropriate level of sanitary protection as defined in paragraph 5 of Annex A of the SPS Agreement;

(d) region means both ‘zone’ and ‘region’ as defined in the Animal Health Code of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), and for aquaculture as defined in the International Aquatic Animal Health Code of the OIE;

(e) responsible authorities means: (i) for Canada, the authorities described in Part A of Annex II; and (ii) for the Community, the authorities described in Part B of Annex II.

Article 3

Scope

1. This Agreement applies in respect of trade between the Community and Canada in live animals and animal products.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply initially to sanitary measures of the Parties that apply to trade in live animals and animal products.

3. Unless otherwise specified under the provisions set out in the Annexes to this Agreement, and without prejudice to Article 11, the scope of this Agreement shall exclude sanitary measures related to food additives (all food additives and colours), sanitary stamps, processing aids, flavours, irradiation (ionisation), contaminants (including microbiological standards), transport, chemicals originating from the migration of substances from packaging materials, labelling of foodstuffs, nutritional labelling, animal feedingstuffs, medicated feeds and premixes.

4. The parties may agree to apply the principles of this Agreement to address veterinary issues other than sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products.

5. The Parties may agree to modify this Agreement in the future to extend the scope to other sanitary or phytosanitary measures affecting trade between the Parties.

Article 4

Relation to the WTO Agreement

Nothing in this Agreement shall modify the rights or obligations of the Parties under the WTO Agreement and in particular the SPS Agreement.

Article 5

Recognition of regional conditions

1. The Parties recognise the concept of regionalisation, which they agree to apply in respect of the diseases listed in Annex III.

2. Where one of the Parties considers that it has a special status with respect to a specific disease, it may request recognition of that status. The importing Party may also request additional guarantees in respect of imports of live animals and animal products appropriate to the agreed status. The guarantees for specific diseases shall be specified in Annex V.

3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the importing Party shall recognise regionalisation decisions taken in accordance with criteria as defined in Annex IV as the basis for trade from a party whose territory is affected by one or more of the diseases listed in Annex III.

Article 6

Recognition of equivalence

1. The importing Party shall recognise a sanitary measure of the exporting Party as equivalent if the exporting Party objectively demonstrates that its measure achieves the importing Party’s appropriate level of protection.

2. Once determined, equivalence shall be applied in relation to individual or groups of sanitary measures for live animals or animal product sectors, or parts of sectors, in relation to legislation, inspection and control systems, parts of systems, or in relation to specific legislation, inspections and/or hygiene requirements.

Article 7

Criteria for recognition of equivalence

1. In determining whether a sanitary measure maintained by an exporting Party achieves the importing Party’s appropriate level of sanitary protection, the Parties shall follow the process set out below:

(i) identification of the sanitary measures for which recognition of equivalence is sought;

(ii) explanation by the importing Party of the objective of its sanitary measures, including an assessment, as appropriate to the circumstances, of any risks that the sanitary measures are intended to address, and identification by the importing Party of its appropriate level of sanitary protection;

(iii) provision of information by the exporting Party supporting its view that its sanitary measures achieve the importing Party’s appropriate level of sanitary protection;

(iv) assessment by the importing Party of whether the exporting Party’s sanitary measures achieve the importing Party’s appropriate level of sanitary protection; this step may include an evaluation of: (a) the risks identified by the importing Party and evidence provided by the exporting Party that its sanitary measures effectively address those risks; (b) the legislation authority, standards, practices and procedures including those of laboratories, as well as the programmes in place to ensure that the domestic requirements of the exporting Party and the importing Party’s requirements are met; (c) the documented structure of the relevant responsible authorities, their command chain, their authority, their operational procedures and the resources available to them; and (d) the performance of the relevant responsible authorities in relation to the control programme and assurances. The importing Party may carry out audit and verification procedures, in accordance with Article 10, to assist this assessment.

2. Where equivalence has not been recognised, the conditions for trade shall be those required by the importing Party, as set out in Annex V, to meet its appropriate level of protection. The exporting Party may agree to meet the importing Party’s conditions, without prejudice to the result of the process set out in paragraph 1.

3. In carrying out the process described in paragraph 1, and setting the conditions referred to in paragraph 2, the Parties shall take account of experience and information already acquired.

Article 8

Status of the recognition of equivalence of the Parties’ sanitary measures

1. Annex V lists those sectors, or parts of sectors, for which at the date of entry into force of this Agreement the Parties’ respective sanitary measures are recognised as equivalent for trade purposes.

2. Annex V also lists those sectors, or parts of sectors, for which, at the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties apply different sanitary measures and have not concluded the process described in paragraph 1 of Article 7. The Parties shall carry out the actions set out in Annex V based on the process described in paragraph 1 of Article 7, with the objective of recognising equivalence by the dates indicated in Annex V.

3. With respect to sanitary measures recognised as equivalent for trade purposes at the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties, within their competences, shall initiate the necessary legislative and administrative actions within three months to implement these recognitions.

Article 9

Health certificate

When required, each consignment of live animals or animal products presented for import, and for which equivalence has been recognised, will be accompanied by an official health certificate, the model attestation of which is prescribed in Annex VII. The Parties may jointly determine principles or guidelines for certification. Any such principles or guidelines shall be set out in Annex VII.

Article 10

Audit and verification

1. To maintain confidence in the effective implementation of the provisions of this Agreement, each Party has the right to carry out audit and verification procedures of all or part of the exporting Party’s authorities’ total control programme as specified in Annex VI.

2. Each Party has the right to carry out frontier checks on consignments on importation, in accordance with Article 11, the results of which may contribute to the audit and verification process.

3. The Community shall carry out the audit and verification procedures provided for in paragraph 1 and the frontier checks provided for in paragraph 2.

4. For Canada, its responsible authorities carry out the audit and verification procedures and frontier checks provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2.

5. Upon the mutual consent of the Parties, either Party may:

(a) share the results and conclusions of its audit procedures and frontier checks with countries that are not Parties to this Agreement, or

(b) use the results and conclusions of the audit procedures and frontier checks of countries that are not Parties to this Agreement.

Article 11

Frontier (import) checks and inspection fees

1. The frequency and nature of frontier checks shall be based on the risk to public and animal health associated with the importation of a live animal or animal product.

2. The frequency rate of frontier checks on imported live animals and animal products shall be as set out in Annex VIII.

3. In the event that frontier checks reveal nonconformity with the relevant import requirements, the action taken by the importing Party shall be based on an assessment of the risk involved.

4. Wherever possible, the importer of a non-conforming consignment, or his representative, shall be notified of the reason for non-conformity, and shall be given access to the consignment and the opportunity to contribute relevant information to assist the importing Party in taking a final decision.

5. A Party may collect fees for the costs incurred in conducting frontier checks. Provisions concerning these fees may be added to Annex VII.

Article 12

Notification and consultation

1. The Parties shall notify each other, in writing, of:

(a) significant changes in health status, such as the presence and evolution of diseases in Annex III, within 24 hours of confirmation of the change;

(b) findings of epidemiological importance with respect to diseases which are not in Annex III or which are new diseases, without delay; and

(c) any additional measures beyond the basic requirements of their respective sanitary measures taken to control or eradicate animal disease or protect public health, and any changes in preventative policies, including vaccination policies.

2. In cases of serious and immediate concern with respect to public or animal health, oral notification shall be made immediately, and written confirmation should follow within 24 hours.

3. Written and oral notifications shall be made to the contact points set out in Annex X.

4. Where a Party has serious concerns regarding a risk to public or animal health, consultations regarding the situation shall, on request, take place as soon as possible, and in any case within 14 days of the request. Each Party shall endeavour in such situations to provide all the information necessary to avoid a disruption in trade, and to reach a mutually acceptable solution.

Article 13

Safeguard clause

A Party may, on serious public or animal health grounds, take provisional measures necessary for the protection of public or animal health. These measures shall be notified to the other Party within 24 hours of the decision to implement them and, on request, consultations regarding the situation shall be held within 14 days of the notification. The Parties shall take due account of any information provided through such consultations.

Article 14

Information exchange

1. The parties shall exchange information relevant to the implementation of this Agreement on a uniform and systematic basis, to provide assurance, engender mutual confidence and demonstrate the efficacy of the programmes controlled. Where appropriate, this may include exchanges of officials.

2. The information exchange on changes in their respective sanitary measures, and other relevant information, shall include:

(a) the opportunity to consider proposals for the introduction of new measures or changes in existing measures, which may affect this Agreement, in advance of their finalisation. Where either Party considers it necessary, proposals may be dealt with in accordance with Article 16(4);

(b) briefing on current developments affecting trade in live animals and animal products;

(c) information on the results of the audit and verification procedures provided for in Article 10.

3. The contact points for this exchange of information are set out in Annex X.

4. The Parties shall provide for the submission of scientific papers or data to the relevant scientific fora to substantiate any views or claims made in respect of a matter arising under this Agreement. Such information shall be evaluated by the relevant scientific fora in a timely manner, and the results of that examination shall be made available to both Parties.

Article 15

Outstanding issues

The principles of this Agreement shall be applied to address outstanding issues affecting trade between the Parties in live animals and animal products as listed in Annex IX. Modifications shall be made to this Annex and, as appropriate, the other Annexes, to take account of progress made and new issues identified.

Article 16

Joint Management Committee

1. A Joint Management Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’), consisting of representatives of the Parties is hereby established. The Committee shall consider any matters relating to the Agreement, and shall examine all matters which may arise in relation to its implementation. The Committee shall meet within one year of the entry into force of this Agreement, and at least annually thereafter. The Committee may also address issues out of session by correspondence.

2. The Committee shall, at least once a year, review the Annexes to this Agreement, notably in the light of progress made under the consultations provided for under this Agreement. Following its review, the Committee shall issue a report of its proceedings including any recommendations of the Committee.

3. In the light of the provisions set out in paragraph 2, the Parties may agree to modify the Annexes consistent with the Agreement. Modifications shall be agreed by an exchange of notes.

4. The Parties agree to establish technical working groups consisting of expert-level representatives of the Parties, which shall identify and address technical and scientific issues arising from this Agreement.

When additional expertise is required, ad hoc groups, notably scientific groups, may be constituted by the Parties. Membership of such ad hoc groups need not be restricted to representatives of the Parties.

Article 17

Territorial application

This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, and on the other hand, to the territory of Canada.

Article 18

Final provisions

1. This Agreement and its Annexes shall enter into force upon an exchange of notes indicating that the Parties have completed all legal requirements necessary for that purpose.

2. Each Party shall implement the commitments and obligations arising from this Agreement and its Annexes in accordance with its internal procedures.

3. Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving at least six months’ notice in writing. The Agreement shall terminate on the expiry of the period of notice.

In witness whereof, the undersigned being duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.

Done in two copies, this seventeenth day of December 1998, in each of the English and French languages, each version being equally authentic.

For the European Community

For the Government of Canada

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I ANNEX II ANNEX III ANNEX IV ANNEX V ANNEX VI ANNEX VII ANNEX VIII ANNEX IX ANNEX X

ANNEX I







LIVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS Live animals and animal products For imports into Canada, as defined by: For imports into the Community, as defined by: 1. Live cattle and pigs Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 2. Bovine semen Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 3. Bovine embryos Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 4. Live horses Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 5. Pig semen Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 6. Poultry and hatching eggs Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 7. Live aquaculture animals and aquaculture products Fish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14 Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 8. Live sheep and goats Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 9. Other live animals, semen, ova and embryos from the animal species not referred to in points 1 to 8 Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 10. Fresh meat Meat Inspection Regulations — definitions (food animal, meat, meat by-product, mechanically separated meat) and Schedule I (fresh) Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 11. Fresh poultry meat Meat Inspection Regulations — definitions (as above, bird) Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 12. Meat products Meat Inspection Regulations — definitions (prepared, preserved, processed) Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 13. Minced meat and meat preparations No specific definition (would be processed, fresh meat and poultry meat) standard in Schedule I Council Directive 94/65/EEC of 14 December 1994 14. Egg products Shell eggs Processed Egg and Egg Regulations — definitions (a number of definitions apply for specific egg products and processed eggs) Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20 June 1989 15. Live bivalve molluscs Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Fish Health Protection Regulations and the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14 Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 16. Fishery products Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 17. Farmed game meat Meat Inspection Regulations — definitions (farmed game animal and thereafter as for fresh meat and fresh poultry meat) Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1991 18. Wild game meat Meat Inspection Regulations — only species recognised are muskox, caribou and reindeer Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 19. Milk and milk products — Dairy Product Regulations (CAP) — Food and Drug Regulations — Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 20. Animal waste Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 21. Animal products not referred to in points 10—20 Health of Animals Regulations (CRC, c. 296) Meat Inspection Regulations — definitions (as appropriate) Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992

ANNEX II

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES

A. Responsible authorities of Canada

The following departments are responsible for the application of sanitary measures in respect of domestically produced, exported and imported animals and animal products and for issuing health certificates attesting to agreed standards unless otherwise noted: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), or the Department of Health, as appropriate.

B. Responsible authorities of the Community

Control is shared between the national services in the indivudal Member States and the European Communities. In this respect the following applies:

— In terms of exports to Canada, the Member States are responsible for control of the production circumstances and requirements, including statutory inspections and issuing health certification attesting to the agreed standards and requirements.

— The European Commission is responsible for overall coordination, inspection/audits of inspection systems and the necessary legislative action to ensure uniform application of standards and requirements within the Single European Market.

ANNEX III

DISEASES FOR WHICH REGIONALISATION DECISIONS CAN BE TAKEN







LEGAL BASIS Disease EC Canada Foot-and-mouth disesase 64/432, 85/511 Health of Animals Act Sections 5, 22 through 27, and 64; Health of Animals Regulations Sections 90 and 91, and Schedule 2 of the Reportable Disease Regulations Vesicular stomatitis 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Swine vesicular disease 64/432, 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Rinderpest 64/432, 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Peste des petits ruminants 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia 64/432 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Lumpy skin disease 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Rift Valley fever 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Bluetongue 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22—27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Sheep pox and goat pox 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 African horse sickness 90/426, 92/35 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 African swine fever 64/432 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Classical swine fever 64/432, 80/217 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Fowl plague (highly pathogenic avian influenza) 90/539, 92/40 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Newcastle disease 90/539, 92/66 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Venezualan equine encephalomyelitis 90/426 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Epizootic haemorrhagic disease 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22 — 27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2 Teschen 92/119 H. of A. Act 5, 22—27, 64: H. of A. Regulations 90, 91 and Schedule 2

Aquaculture diseases

The list of aquaculture diseases is to be discussed further by the Parties on the basis of the International Aquatic Animal Health code of the OIE.

ANNEX IV

REGIONALISATION AND ZONING

Further to Article 5(3), the Parties agree that the following forms the basis for regionalisation decisions for the diseases listed in Annex III. Each Party agrees to recognise regionalisation decisions taken in accordance with this Annex.

Animal diseases

Regionalisation — Adjacent countries or parts of countries which have the same animal health status and similar disease controls can be treated as a region. The region must be clearly delineated by natural, artificial or legal boundaries which must be effective. The region must have a common control policy for the specific disease. There must be a uniform effective system of epidemiological surveillance throughout the region and an official sanitary agreement between the countries involved.

In assessing risk from a given proposed importation of animals or animal products, three sets of factors may be considered:

1. source risk factors;

2. commodity risk factors;

3. destination risk factors.

Source risk factors

The primary determinant of the risk of importing diseases is the status of the country of origin in respect of the disease in question. However, declarations of disease freedom must be backed up by effective surveillance programmes.

The overriding consideration in this context, therefore, is the quality of the veterinary infrastructure. No other factors can be assessed without full confidence in the veterinary administration. In particular, their ability to detect and control an outbreak of disease and to provide meaningful certification is crucial.

The ability to detect the presence of disease depends on the surveillance carried out. This surveillance can be active, passive, or both.

Active surveillance implies definitive action intended to identify the presence of disease, such as systematic clinical inspections, ante and post mortem examination, serology on farm or in abattoir, referral of pathological material for laboratory diagnosis, sentinel animals.

Passive surveillance means that the disease must be compulsorily notifiable and that there must be a sufficiently high level of supervision of the animals in order to ensure that the disease will be observed quickly and reported as a suspect. There must also be a mechanism for investigation and confirmation, and farmers and veterinarians must have a high level of awareness of the disease and its symptoms.

Epidemio-surveillance may be augmented by voluntary and compulsory herd/flock health programmes, particularly those which ensure a regular veterinary presence on the farm.

Other factors to be considered include:

— disease history,

— vaccination history,

— controls on movements into the zone, out of the zone and within the zone,

— animal identification and recording,

— presence of disease in adjacent areas,

— physical barriers between zones of differing status,

— meteorological conditions,

— use of buffer zones (with or without vaccination),

— presence of vectors and/or reservoirs,

— active control and eradication programmes (where appropriate),

— ante and post mortem inspection system.

On the basis of these factors, a zone may be defined.

The authority with the responsibility for implementing the zoning policy is in the best position to define and maintain the zone. When there is a high level of confidence in that authority, the decisions it makes can be the basis for trade.

The zones so defined may be assigned a risk category.

Possible categories are:

— low/negligible risk,

— medium risk,

— high risk,

— unknown risk.

Calculation of estimates of risk for e.g. live animals may assist in this categorisation. Import conditions may then be defined for each category, disease and commodity, individually or in groups.

Low/negligible risk implies that importation may take place based on a simple guarantee of origin.

Medium risk implies that some combination of certification and/or guarantees may be required before or after importation.

High risk implies that importation will only take place under conditions which significantly reduce the risk, e.g. by additional guarantees, testing or treatment.

Unknown risk implies that imports will only take place if the commodity itself is of very low risk, e.g. hides, wool, or under the conditions for ‘high risk’ if the commodity factors warrant.

Commodity risk factors

These include:

— is the disease transmissible by the commodity?

— could the agent be present in the commodity if derived from a healthy and/or clinically affected animal?

— can the predisposing factor be reduced, e.g. by vaccination?

— what is the likelihood that the commodity has been exposed to infection?

— has the commodity been obtained in such a way as to reduce the risk, e.g. deboning?

— has the commodity been subjected to a treatment which inactivates the agent?

Appropriate tests and quarantine will reduce the risk.

Destination risk factor

— presence of susceptible animals;

— presence of vectors;

— possible vector-free period;

— preventive measures such as waste food feeding and animal waste rendering rules;

— intended use of product e.g. petfood, human consumption only.

These factors are inherent in or are under the control of the importing country, and some may therefore be modified to facilitate trade. These may, for example, include restricted entry conditions e.g. animals to be confined to a certain vector-free region until the incubation period has passed, or canalisation systems. However, destination risk factors will also be taken into account by the infected country with respect to the risk presented by movements from the infected part to the free part of its territory.

Aquaculture diseases

Pending the development of any specific provisions to be included in this Annex, the basis for regionalisation decisions for aquaculture diseases will be the International Aquatic Health Code of the OIE.

ANNEX V

RECOGNITION OF SANITARY MEASURES







Yes (1) Equivalence agreed — model health attestations to be used Yes (2) Equivalence agreed in principle — some specific issue(s) to be resolved — existing certification to be used until issue(s) resolved Yes (3) Equivalence in form of compliance with importing Party’s requirements — existing certification to be used NE Not evaluated — existing certification to be used in the interim E Further evaluation required. Trade may occur if the exporting Party meets the importing Party’s requirements. Special conditions: conditions to be respected for export, in addition to those required on the domestic market: AD Aujeszky’s disease AI Avian Influenza BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy BVD Bovine viral diarrhoea C Celsius CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency CSF Classical swine fever EBL Enzootic bovine leucosis Equiv Equivalent FMD Foot-and-mouth disease H of A Act and Regs. The Health of Animals Act IBD Infectious bursal disease IBR Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis IVF In vitro fertilised JD Johne’s disease MV Maedi-visna ND Newcastle disease OIE Office International des Epizooties PM Post mortem PRRS Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome ScVC Scientific Veterinary Committee Std Standard SVD Swine vesicular disease UHT Ultra high temperature







— Commodity — Species — Animal/public health European Community exports to Canada Canadian exports to the European Community Trade conditions Equiv. (Cat.) Special Conditions Actions Trade conditions Equiv. (Cat.) Special Conditions Actions EC Standards Canadian Standards Canadian Standards EC Standards 1. Live animals Animal health — Equidae Directive 90/426 H of A Act & Regs., Permit conditions Yes 2 EC resquests Canada to: (i) consider reducing the post-import quarantine time to that quarantine time to that necessary to ensure freedom of the animals from diseases of concern (ii) amend reqmt, for piroplasmosis freedom to freedom from notifiable diseases within 10 km of the holding for 12 months (iii) amend statements regarding disease freedom to the wording in Article 4(5) of 90/426 (iv) amend piroplasmosis test to test approved by CFIA H of A Act and Regs. Disease Control MOP Directive 90/426 Decisions 92/260 93/195 93/196 93/197 94/467 Yes 3 Canada requests that EC accept as official tests those that become recognised by OIE — Bovine animals Directives 64/432 72/462 H of A Act & Regs. Permit conditions E EC requests Canada to: (i) accept items, (i), (ii) and (vii) under Canadian exports, for exports from the EC to Canada (ii) eliminate post import requirements or at least to reduce the duration and severity of quarantine/isolation to the time and tests necessary to determine freedom from diseases of concern (iii) accept that trade in live cattle shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13. of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act and Regs., DC Manual of Procedures, Permit conditions Directive 72/462 Decision 83/494 Yes 3 Footnote D Canada requests that EC (i) accept cattle inspected within 48 hours of departure (ii) accept cattle without TB and brucellosis test if they originate from free regions (iii) review EBL rules (iv) accept cattle on basis of a statement indicating that the holding is not under restriction due to an outbreak of rabies or anthrax (v) remove the requirement for mastitis test (vi) review Blue-tongue & EHD tests and requirements and seasonal restrictions for these diseases (vii) review IBR requirements (viii) re-examine requirement that animals be conceived in Canada — Sheep/goats Directive 91/68 H of A Act & Regs. Permit conditions E EC requests that Canada (i) accept animals from a region in which scrapie is notifiable, the holding has been free for two years and where the holding is subject to sampling for the disease (ii) justify the requirement that animals must originate from a region which is free from BSE (iii) delete the requirement for regional freedom from B. ovis, paratuberculosis, enzootic abortion and echinococcus/ hydatidosis (iv) delete test requirements for leptospirosis, paratuberculosis, enzootic arbortion MV/CAE, Q fever and the test for tuberculosis from free regions (v) eliminate post import requirements or at least to reduce the duration and severity of qurantine/isolation to the time ans tests necessary to determine freedom from diseases of concern H of A Act and Regs., DC Manual of Procedures, Permit conditions Directive 91/68 E Canada requests the EC to: (i) justify the reqmts. for regional freedom from contagious agalactia (ii) remove reqmt. for seasonal importation (iii) accept animals from holding free of scrapie 5 years & not the progeny of an affected dam (iv) remove reqmt. for flock testing for MV/CAE, B. ovis and B. melitensis, pre-embarkation quarantine; and tests for brucellosis from free areas, MV/CAE and contagious agalactia except for animals destined to free regions and tests for bluetongue and EHD (v) accept on the basis of 93/198 Part 1.b — Swine Directives 64/432 72/462 90/425 H of A Act & Regs., Permit conditions Yes 3 EC requests Canada to delete reference to PRRS, lepto, TGE, PRCV, atrophic rhinitis, T. spiralis, and ivermectin treatment H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decision 83/494 Yes 3 Footnote E Canada requests that EC: (i) accept animals without test for Teschen disease (ii) delete requirement for percentage herd test for swine influenza and TGE — Dogs and Cats Directive 92/65 H of A Act and Regs. Sec. 17 & 18 Yes 2 Must have cert. of rabies vaccination or country freedom. Additional vaccination requirements and humane considerations for puppies H of A Act and Regs., DC Manual of Procedures Directive 92/65 Yes 2 Quarantine required for movement to United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden. Otherwise vaccination and test Canada requests that EC accept animals into free regions with a record of rabies vaccination and booster without quarantine — ‘Balai’ animals Directive 92/65 H of A Act and Regs. E EC requests Canada to review import conditions for cervidae and camelidae H of A Act and Regs. Disease control programs and ungulate movement control apply to these animals Directive 92/65 Yes 3 Canada requests that EC procedure import conditions for farmed cervidae, and camelidae and bison 2. Live poultry and hatching eggs Animals health Directive 90/539 Decision 93/342 H of A Act and Regs. Permit conditions Yes 3 EC requests Canada to: (i) Establish generic conditions (ii) Review requirements for TRT and EDS H of A Act and Regs., DC Manual of Procedures Directive 90/539 Decisions 93/432 96/482 Yes 3 ▼M1 3. Semen Animal health — Cattle 88/407/EEC H of A Act and Regs. Yes 1 Semen collection centre clinically free of paratuberculosis EC requests Canada to review the special condition for the semen collection centre to be clinically free of paratuberculosis H of A Act and Regs. 88/407/EEC 94/577/EC Yes 1 Subsections (1.5.6) on EBL and (3.6.6) on IBR of section 15.4.1 of the Artificial Insemination Program, version March 2004 Canada requests that EC: I. provides justification for the requirement that all bulls standing in an approved centre need to be IBR/IPV seronegative. Permit conditions DC Manual of Procedures, Section 15 — Sheep/goats 92/65/EEC H of A Act and Regs. E Canada intends to establish generic conditions H of A Act and Regs. 92/65/EEC Yes 3 Canada requests that EC: I. harmonises zoosanitary conditions for imports; II. removes the requirement for mycoplasma testing (done in bovine); III. accepts regionalisation of bluetongue and EHD and removes the test requirement; IV. updates test requirement for MV/CAE to ELISA; V. deletes the requirement for post collection test for MV/CAE Permit conditions DC Manual of Procedures, Section 15 — Pigs 90/429/EEC H of A Act and Regs. E EC requests Canada to: I. review the requirement for leptospirosis seronegativity II. establish generic conditions H of A Act and Regs. 90/429/EEC 2002/613/EC E Footnote E Canada requests that EC: I. harmonises for third country importation; II. reviews requirement to test all boars for CSF and AD. Permit conditions DC Manual of Procedures, Sec.15 — Canine 92/65/EEC H of A Act and Regs. E EC requests Canada to establish generic conditions H of A Act and Regs. 92/65/EEC Yes 3 Canada requests that EC produces certificate — Feline 92/65/EEC (No trade) 92/65/EEC ▼B 4. Equine semen, ova and embryos Animal health Directive 92/65 Decisions 95/295 95/307 H of A Act and Regs. Permit conditions E EC requests Canada to set out import requirements H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/65 Decisions 92/294 95/307 96/539 96/540 Yes 3 Canada requests that EC recognise Canada’s freedom from CEM and remove the requirement to test donor stallions 5. Embryos Animal health — Bovine Directive 89/556 H of A Actand Regs. Permit conditions Yes 2 Excluding IVF embryos EC requests Canada to develop rules for IVF embryos H of A Act and Regs. CFIA Accreditation Program Directive 89/556 Decision 92/471 Yes 2 Excluding IVF and micro-manipulated embryos Canada requests that EC: (i) accept and enforce IETS straw labelling recommendations (ii) alter frequency of inspection of teams to agree with internal EC rules (iii) develop rules for IVF and micromanipulated embryos — Ovine/caprine Directive 92/65 H of A Act and Regs., Permit Conditions Yes 3 EC requests Canada to establish generic conditions H of A Act and Regs., CFIA Accreditation Program Directive 92/65 Decision 95/388 E Canada requests that EC: (i) delete requirement for flock testing, lepto treatment and mycoplasma testing of donors (ii) provide details of team approval system for small ruminants — Pigs Directives 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs., Sec 40—52 E Fresh — Approved countries need certificate. Unapproved require disinfection Directive 92/118 E ▼M2 6. Fresh meat Animal health — Ruminants 2002/99/EC Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. 2002/99/EC Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 Decision 79/542/EEC Yes 3 — Equidae 2002/99/EC H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. 2002/99/EC Decision 79/542/EEC Yes 3 — Pigs 2002/99/EC H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. 2002/99/EC Decision 79/542/EEC Yes 3 Public health Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging & Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Canada Agricultural Products Act& Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regs. (if beef) Yes 1 Some provisions to be reviewed when the Meat Inspection Regulation will be amended. Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging & Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Canada Agricultural Products Act& Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regs. (if beef) Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 Decision 79/542/EEC Decision 2005/290/EC Yes 1 Subsections (2) and (3) of section 11.7.3 on the European Union of Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual as prescribed in the meat hygiene Directive (No 2008/33/EC) (1) Ante and post mortem provisions, the definition of market hogs and other hygiene requirements to be reviewed when the new EU Food Hygiene Regulations will be applied. ▼B 7. Poultry meat Animal health Directive 91/494 Decision 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 91/494 Decisions 93/342 94/984 Yes 3 Extend rules to all species (ratites, etc.) Public health Directive 71/118 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Canada Agricultural Products Act Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regs (if in carcass form) Yes 2 Footnote A(ii) Further discussion following verification Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Canada Agricultural Products Act and Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regs (if in carcass form) Directive 71/118 Decision 96/712 Yes 2 Footnote A(i) Further discussion following verification 8. Meat products Animal health — Red Meat (ruminants/ horses) Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs., Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 72/462 Decisions 91/449 97/231 97/232 Yes 3 — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs., Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 72/462 Decisions 91/449 97/231 97/232 Yes 3 — Poultry Directives 80/215 92/118 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decisions 97/231 97/232 Yes 3 — Wild Game and farmed game Directives 91/495 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directives 91/495 92/45 Decisions 97/231 97/232 Yes 3 Public health Directive 77/99 Meat Inspection Act and Regs. Food and Drugs Act and Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Yes 2 Footnote A(ii) Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if pkgd. for retail sale) Directives 77/99 92/118 Decisions 97/41 97/534 Yes 2 Footnote A(i) EC to examine Canadian submission on BSE status 9. Farmed game meat Animal health — Deer — Rabbit Directives 72/461 91/495 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directives 91/495 92/118 Decision 97/219 Yes 3 — Porcine Directives 72/461 91/495 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decision 97/219 Yes 3 — Feathered Directives 80/215 92/118 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decision 97/219 Yes 3 Public health Directive 91/495 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale Yes 2 Prolonged delayed evisceration not permitted Footnote A(ii) Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 91/495 Decision 97/219 Yes 2 Canada to meet provisions of Directive 91/495 Footnote A(i) 10. Wild game meat Animal health — Deer — Rabbit Directive 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/45 Decision 97/218 Yes 3 — Porcine Directive 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/45 Decision 97/220 Yes 3 — Feathered Directive 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A and Regs Directive 92/45 Decision 97/218 Yes 3 Public health Directive 92/45 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) NE Prohibited except for caribou, reindeer and muskox Footnote A(II) EC requests Canada to consider amending legislation to include other species Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/45 Decisions 97/218 97/220 NE Canada to provide special conditions ▼M2 11. Fishery products and live bivalve molluscs Animal health 1. Live aquaculture animals and products destined for human consumption or aquaculture 2. Dead eviscerated fish for human consumption 3. Dead non-eviscerated products for human consumption 4. Live fish eggs for aquaculture 5. Live fish for aquaculture (include finfish, molluscs, crustacean and other invertebrates) Directive 2006/88/EC Fish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.F-14 1. NE 2. Yes 2 3. NE 4. NE 5. NE Fish health certificate issued by an official body Fish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 Directive 2006/88/EC Decisions 2003/858/EC 2003/804/EC 2006/656/EC Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 Regulations (EC) No 2074/2005, (EC) No 1250/2008 1. NE 2. Yes 2 3. NE 4. NE 5. NE Official health certificate Public health — Fish and fishery products for human consumption Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2073/2005 Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (if packaged for retail sale Yes 1 Smoked fish packed in hermetically sealed containers that are not frozen, must contain a salt level not less than 9 % (water phase method). The Canadian and EC systems are deemed to provide an equivalent level of protection with respect to microbiological requirements. However, the microbiological criteria used by Canada and the EC for end product monitoring differ in some aspects. For exported products it is the responsibility of the exporter to assure their products meet the criteria of the importing country. Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2073/2005 Decision 2005/290/EC Yes 1 Footnote B (I) The Canadian and EC systems are deemed to provide an equivalent level of protection with respect to microbiological requirements. However, the microbiological criteria used by Canada and the EC for end product monitoring differ in some aspects. For exported products it is the responsibility of the exporter to assure their products meet the criteria of the importing country. Health Canada to be requested to review the smoked fish regulations on priority basis — Live bivalve molluscs for human consumption, including echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations Yes 2 Footnote C (ii) EC to supply a list of approved dispatch centres EC requests Canada to review contaminants limits to assess equivalency Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2074/2005 Yes 2 Footnote C (ii) Official certificate Evaluate the equivalency of bacteriological quality based on growing waters vs shellfish flesh Canada to supply a list of approved processing plants ▼B 12. Live fish/shellfish and gametes Animal health Directive 91/67 NE Directive 91/67 NE 13. Milk and milk products for human consumption Animal health — Cattle including buffalo — Sheep — Goats Directives 64/432 92/46 H of A Act and Regs., Sec 34 Yes 1 H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/46 Decisions 95/343 97/115 97/534 Yes 1 Canada requests that EC review clinical health and stage of lactation requirements Public health — Pasteurised Directive 92/46 H of A Act and Regs., Sec 34 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (Section B008) — Canada Agricultural Products Act and Dairy Products Regulations — Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (if packaged for retail sale) Yes 3 Products must meet the microbiological criteria as set out in the Food and Drugs Regulations and Dairy Products Regulations Joinst assessment of laboratory methodology to be completed Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (Section B008) — Canada Agricultural Products Act and Dairy Products Regulations — Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/46 Decision 95/343 Yes 3 Certificate as laid down in Decision 95/343 Voluntary HACCP-system being implemented Joint assessment of laboratory methodology to be completed — Not pasteurised (thermised only) and Raw Milk Directive 92/46 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 34 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (Section B008) — Canada Agricultural Products Act and Dairy Products Regulations — Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (if packaged for retail sale) Yes 3 Products must meet the microbiological criteria as set out in the Food and Drugs Regulations and Dairy Products Regulations Only cheeses ripened for at least sixty days at greater than two degrees celsius Joint assessment of laboratory methodology to be completed EC requests that Canada consider a dossier, to be submitted by the EC, for cheese not matured for more than 60 days, and thus allow the possibility of export Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (Section B008) — Canada Agricultural Products Act and Dairy Products Regulations — Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/46 Decision 95/343/EG Yes 3 Certificate as laid down in Decision 95/343 Voluntary HACCP system being implemented Joint assessment of laboratory methodology to be completed 14. Milk and milk-based products not for human consumption Animal health — Cattle including buffalo — Sheep — Goats — All pasteurised or UHT or Sterilised Directives 64/432 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 34 Yes 1 H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decisions 95/341 95/342 Yes 1 Canada requests that EC review clinical health and stage of lactatio requirement — Un-pasteurised colostrum for pharmaceutical use Directive 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 34 Yes 1 H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 E ▼M2 15. Minced meat Animal health — Ruminants Directive 2002/99/EC H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Yes 3 As defined in the Meat Inspection Regulations H of A Act and Regs Directive 2002/99/EC Decision 79/542/EEC Yes 3 — Pigs Directive 2002/99/EC H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Yes 3 As defined in the Meat Inspection Regulations H of A Act and Regs Directive 2002/99/EC Decision 79/542/EEC Yes 3 — Equidae Directive 2002/99/EC H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Yes 3 H of A Act and Regs Directive 2002/99/EC Yes 3 — Poultry/Wild game/Farmed game Directive 2002/99/EC H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Yes 3 H of A Act and Regs Directive 2002/99/EC Yes 3 Public health Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 Meat Inspection Act & Regs Food and Drugs Act & Regs Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Yes 2 No trade in wild game minced meat Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 Decision 79/542/EEC Yes 3 Footnote A (I) ▼B 16. Meat preparations Animal health — Ruminants — Equidae Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 E Canada to review H of A Act and Regs Directive 72/462 E — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 E Canada to review H of A Act and Regs Directive 72/462 E — Poultry/ Wild game/ Farmed game Directives 72/462 80/215 92/118 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 E Canada to review H of A Act and Regs Directive 94/438 E Public health Directive 94/65 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) E Canada to provide specific legislation Canada will evaluate EC legislation Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 94/65 Decisions 97/29 97/534 E EC to evaluate Canadian submission on BSE status 17. Animal casings for human consumption Animal health — Cattle — Sheep — Goats Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40 — 52 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHT-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin EC requests that Canada accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decision 94/187 Yes 3 — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHI-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decision 94/187 Yes 3 Public health Directive 77/99 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Yes 2 Footnote A(ii) Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Directive 77/99 Decision 97/534 Yes 2 Footnote A(i) 18. Animal casings not for human consumption Animal health — Cattle — Sheep — Goats Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHI-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin EC requests that Canada accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/187 97/534 NE — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHI-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/187 NE 19. Hides and skins Animal health — Cattle — Sheep — Goats Directives 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decision 97/168 Yes 2 Certificate as per Decision 97/168 Consider acceptance of treatment for hides — Pigs Directives 72/461 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs Directive 92/118 Decision 97/168 Yes 3 20. Canned petfood containing mammalian high/low risk material Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-PF-NAC-02 Yes 2 Special certification for BSE Statement of origin EC requests Canada to accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/309 96/449 97/534 Yes 3 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products EC to evaluate Canadian submission on BSE status 21. Canned petfood containing non-mammalian high/low risk material Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-PF-NAC-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decision 94/309 Yes 3 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products EC to evaluate additional guarantees for petfood containing non-mammalian risk material Canada to submit list of approved plants 22. Canned petfood containing only low risk material Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-PF-NAC-02 Yes 2 Special certification for BSE Statement of origin EC requests Canada to accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendation as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/309 96/449 Yes 2 Certification as per Decision 94/309 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products 23. Dry and semi-moist petfood containing only low risk material Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-PF-NAC-02 Yes 2 Special certification for BSE Statement of origin EC requests Canada to accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/309 96/449 Yes 2 Certification as per Decision 94/309 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products 24. Dry and semi-moist petfood containing low risk material and/or processed animal protein derived from mammalian high risk material Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-PF-NAC-02 Yes 2 Special certification for BSE Statement of origin EC requests Canada to accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/309 94/344 96/449 97/534 Yes 3 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on micribiological standard of final products EC to evaluate Canadian submission on BSE status 25. Dry and semi-moist petfood containing high/low risk material and/or processed animal protein derived from non-mammalian high risk Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—52 Directive AH-96-PF-NAC-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/309 94/344 96/449 Yes 3 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products EC to evaluate additional guarantees for petfood containing non-mammalian risk material Canada to submit list of approved plants 26. Bones and bone products for human consumption Animal health — Ruminants and horses Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—44 E EC requests Canada to accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decision 91/449 E — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—44 E H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decision 91/449 E — Poultry Directives 80/215 92/118 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—44 Yes 3 H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 E — Wild game and farmed game Directives 91/495 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40—44 E H of A Act and Regs. Directives 91/495 92/45 E Public health Directives 64/433 77/99 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) NE Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directives 77/99 92/118 Decision 97/534 NE EC to examine Canadian submission on BSE status 27. Bones, horns and hooves (except meals) and their products not for human consumption Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 44, 45 Directive 90-03-AP-18 E H of A Act and Regs. Directives 90/667 92/118 Decisions 94/446 97/534 Yes 2 Certificate as per Decision 97/534 EC to examine Canadian submission on BSE status. 28. Processed animal protein for human consumption (‘other products’ as defined in Directive 77/99) Animal health — Ruminants/ equidae Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41, 43 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHT-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decision 91/449 Yes 2 Certificate as per Decision 91/449 — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHT-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decision 91/449 Yes 2 Certificate as per Decision 91/449 — Poultry Directives 80/215 92/118 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHT-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Yes 3 — Wild game and farmed game Directives 91/495 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 41 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directives 91/495 92/45 Yes 3 Public health Directive 77/99 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) NE Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directives 77/99 92/118 Decision 97/534 NE EC to examine Canadian submission on BSE status 29. Processed animal protein of mammalian origin not for human consumption (feedingstuffs) Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 Decisions 92/562 94/381 94/382 H of A Act and Regs. Part V Directive AH-REN- EQU-01 Yes 2 Statement of origin EC requests that Canada accept that trade shall proceed on the basis of the OIE recommendations as outlined in Chapter 3.2.13 of the International Animal Health Code H of A Act Manual of Procedures AH-95-G-01 AH-95-HHP/PHT-01 Directives 90/667 92/118 Decisions 94/344 96/449 97/534 Yes 3 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products EC to evaluate Canadian submission on BSE status EC to evaluate additional guarantees for processed animal protein containing non-mammalian risk material Canada to submit list of approved plants 30. Processed animal protein of non-mammalian origin not for human consumption (feedingstuffs) Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40-52 Directive AH-PF-NAC-02 E H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/309 96/449 Yes 3 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on microbiological standard of final products EC to evaluate additional guarantees for petfood containing non-mammalian material Canada to submit list of approved plants 31. Serum of equidae Animal health Directive 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 51 Yes 2 Permit required. For lab use H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Decision 94/143 E 32. Blood and blood products intended for human consumption (‘other products’ as defined in Directive 77/99) Animal health — Ruminants/ horses — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 Decision 96/405 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 51 Directive AH-95-G-01 Yes 2 Heat treatment and statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decisions 91/449 96/405 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale — Poultry Directives 72/462 80/215 91/494 92/118 94/438 Decision 96/405 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 51 Directive AH-95-G-01 Yes 2 Heat treatment and statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directives 91/494 92/118 Decision 96/405 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale — Wild game and farmed game Directives 91/495 92/45 Decision 96/405 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 51 Directive AH-95-G-01 Yes 2 Heat treatment and statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directives 91/495 92/45 Decision 96/405 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale Public health Directive 77/99 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Yes 2 Footnote A(ii) No trade in wild game blood and blood products Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directives 77/99 92/118 Yes 2 Footnote A(i) 33. Blood and blood products not intended for human consumption Animal health Directives 91/667 92/118 Decisions 92/183 94/187 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 51 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directives 91/667 92/118 Decisions 92/183 96/405 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale 34. Lard and rendered fats intended for human consumption (‘other products’ as definied in Directive 77/99) Animal health — Ruminants/ horses — Pigs Directives 64/432 72/461 72/462 80/215 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40 Directive AH-95-G-01 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 72/462 Decision 91/449 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale — Poultry Directives 80/215 92/118 94/438 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40 Directive AH-95-G-01 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale — Wild game and farmed game Directives 91/495 92/45 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40 Directive AH-95-G-01 Yes 2 Statement or origin H of A Act and Regs. Directives 91/495 92/45 Yes 2 Not regulated if shelf stable and packaged for sale. Public health Directive 77/99 Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Yes 2 Footnote A(ii) No trade in wild game lard and rendered fats Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directives 77/99 92/118 Decision 97/534 Yes 2 Footnote A(i) 35. Lard and rendered fats not intended for human consumption Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40 Directive AH-95-G-01 E H of A Act Manual of Procedures Directives 90/667 92/118 Decision 97/534 Yes 2 Specify tallow for oleochemical industry EC to consider issue of decision exempting those products from 92/118 and 90/667 EC to evaluate Canadian submission on BSE status 36. Raw material for feedingstuffs, pharmaceutical or technical use Animal health Directives 90/667 92/118 Decisions 89/19 92/183 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 51 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directives 90/667 92/118 Decisions 89/19 92/183 97/534 Yes 3 Public health Meat Inspection Act & Regs. NE Meat Inspection Act & Regs. Directive 97/1 NE 37. Apiculture products for apiculture Animal health Directive 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Part VI. Industry consultation Yes 2 Must be subjected to treatment, i.e. freeze drying, irradiation, vacuum packaging Review conditions H of A Act and Regs. DC Manual of Procedures, Honeybee prohibition order Directive AH-95-BP/ PA-01 Section 57, H of A Regs. Directive 92/118 Decision 94/860 Yes 2 Bee products used for animal or human feed or industrial use is not restricted. Bee products used for bee feeding must be treated 38. Game trophies Animal health Directives 72/462 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 42 Yes 2 Mounted — no restrictions Unmounted and raw — certificate of disinfection H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Decision 96/500 Yes 3 39. Manure Animal health Directive 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 46 Directive AH-96-FERT-01 NE H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Decision 96/109 NE 40. Wool, feathers and hair Animal health — Wool Directive 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 42, 52 Yes 2 Statement of origin. Must be clean H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Yes 2 Clean — Pigbristle Directive 92/118 Decision 94/435 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 42, 52 Yes 2 Statement of origin. Must be clean H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 Decision 94/435 Yes 2 Clean 41. Honey Animal health Directive 92/118 Nil NE Directive 92/118 NE Public health Directive 92/118 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (Sections B 18.025 to B 18.027) Canada Agricultural Products Act Honey Regulations Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (if packaged for retail sale) NE Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (Sections B 18.025 to B 18.027) Canada Agricultural Products Act Honey Regulations Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/118 NE 42. Frogs’ legs Animal health NE NE Public health Directive 92/118 Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) NE Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/118 Decision 96/340 NE 43. Snails for human consumption Animal health E E Public health Directive 92/118 Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) E Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/118 Decision 96/340 E 44. Egg products intented for human consumption Animal health Directive 92/118 Decision 94/187 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 34 Directive AH-96-EGG-OVO-01 Yes 2 Statement of origin Directive AH-95-G-01 Directive 92/118 Decisions 94/187 94/344 Yes 1 Public health Directive 92/118 Decision 97/38 Canada Agricultural Products Act Egg Regulations Processed Egg Regulations Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) NE Canada Agricultural Products Act Egg Regulations Processed Egg Regulations Food and Drugs Act and Regs. Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regs. (if packaged for retail sale) Directive 92/118 Decision 97/38 NE 45. Gelatin for human consumption and technical use Animal health Directive 92/118 H of A Act and Regs. Sec 40, 45 Directive AH-96-HPP-PHI-02 Yes 2 Statement of origin H of A Act and Regs. Directive 92/118 E Public health Directive 92/118 Food and Drugs Act & Regs NE Food and Drugs Act & Regs. Directive 92/118 Decision 97/534 NE (1) http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/chap11/eu-uef.shtml for the French version and

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FOOTNOTES

Footnote A

Fresh meat, meat products, poultry meat, game meat

I. CANADIAN EXPORTS TO THE EC:

1. Hides must be removed from veal.

2. Shrouds not to be used on carcases.

3. Compliance with EC rules on counter-flow chillers (Directive 71/118/EEC).

4. Compliance with EC rules on decontamination.

II. EC EXPORTS TO CANADA:

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Footnote B

Fisheries products for human consumption

I. CANADIAN EXPORTS TO THE EC:

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1. For fish caught under the authority of a recreational fishing licence from Canada with the name of the importer, the following conditions have to be fulfilled: — the fish was caught in Canadian fisheries waters on the dates while the licence is valid, in accordance with Canadian regulations on sport fishing and that possession limits have been respected; — the fish has been eviscerated under appropriate hygiene and preservation measures; — the fish is not a toxic species nor a species that may contain biotoxins; — the fish must be introduced into the Community within one month following the last date of validity of the recreational fishing licence and is not intended to be marketed. A copy of the recreational fishing licence has to be attached to the accompanying document.

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II. EC EXPORTS TO CANADA

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Footnote C

Live bivalve molluscs for human consumption

I. CANADIAN EXPORTS TO THE EC:

1. The original harvest site must be within Canada.

2. ►M2 Market size live bivalve molluscs must be destined for direct human consumption and not wet storage, relaying or depuration in EC. ◄

3. Labelling on each bag or container must be marked with the species of shellfish (common and scientific names), the official registration number identifying the processing plant (dispatch center) and the packing date.

4. Products must meet the microbiological and toxicological standards established in Chapter V of the Appendix to Directive 91/492/EEC.

II. EC EXPORTS TO CANADA:

1. The original harvest site must be within the EC.

2. Product must be destined for direct human consumption and not for wet storage, relaying or depuration in Canada.

3. Labelling on each bag or container must include the common name of the shellfish, date and area of harvest, name, address and registration number of the dispatch center.

4. Products must meet the microbiological guidelines as defined by the Canadian Bacteriological Guidelines for Fish and Fish Products.

5. Products must meet the Canadian Guidelines for Chemical Contaminants and Toxins in Fish and Fish Products.

Footnote D

Live bovine animals and bovine semen — IBR

Canada will certify in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 93/42/EEC or Article 2 of Commission Decision 95/109/EC as appropriate for exports to Member States or regions of Members States which have been granted special conditions for intra-Community trade.

Footnote E

Live porcine animals and porcine semen — Aujeszky’s disease

Canada will certify in accordance with Article 5 of Commission Decision 93/24/EEC or Article 4 of Commission Decision 93/244/EEC as appropriate for exports to Member States or regions of Member States which have been granted special conditions for intra-Community trade.

ANNEX VI

GUIDELINES ON PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING AN AUDIT

1. General principles

1.1. Audits should be made in cooperation between the auditing party (the ‘auditor’) and the audited party, (the ‘auditor’) in accordance with the provisions set out in this Annex.

1.2. Audits should be designed to check the effectiveness of the controlling authority rather than to reject individual animals, groups of animals, consignments of food or establishments. The process can include study of the relevant regulations, method of implementation, assessment of the end result, including assessments conducted, as considered necessary, at establishments or facilities, level of compliance and subsequent corrective actions. Where an audit reveals a serious risk to animal or human health, the auditee shall take immediate corrective action.

1.3. The frequency of audits should be based on performance. A low level of performance should result in an increased frequency of audit; unsatisfactory performance must be corrected by the auditee to the auditor’s satisfaction.

1.4. Audits, and the decisions based on them, shall be made in a transparent and consistent manner.

2. Principles relating to the auditor

Those responsible for conducting the audit should prepare a plan, preferably in accordance with recognised international standards, that covers the following points:

2.1. the subject, depth and scope of the audit;

2.2. the date and place of the audit, along with a timetable up to and including the issue of the final report;

2.3. the language or languages in which the audit will be conducted and the report written;

2.4. the identity of the auditors including, if a team approach is used, the leader. Specialised professional skills may be required to carry out audits of specialised systems and programmes;

2.5. a schedule of meetings with officials and visits to establishments or facilities, as appropriate. The identity of establishments or facilities to be visited should be stated in advance, although additional or alternate facilities may be visited during the audit if it is considered necessary;

2.6. subject to provisions on freedom of information, respect of commercial confidentiality shall be observed by the auditor. Conflicts of interest must be avoided;

2.7. respect of the rules governing occupational health and safety. This plan should be reviewed in advance with representatives of the auditee.

3. Principles relating to the auditee

The following principles apply to actions taken by the auditee, in order to facilitate audit.

3.1. The auditee must cooperate fully with the auditor and should nominate personnel responsible for this task. Cooperation may include, for example: — access to all relevant regulations and standards, — access to compliance programmes and appropriate records and documents, — access to audit and inspection reports, — documentation concerning corrective actions and sanctions, — facilitating entry to establishments or facilities.

3.2. The auditee must operate a documented programme to demonstrate to the auditor that standards are being met on a consistent and uniform basis.

4. Procedures

4.1. Opening meeting

An opening meeting should be held between representatives of both parties. At this meeting the auditor will be responsible for reviewing the audit plan and confirming that adequate resources, documentation, and any other necessary facilities are available for conducting the audit.

4.2. Document review

The document review may consist of a review of the documents and records referred to in paragraph 3.1, the structures and powers of the auditee, and any relevant changes to food inspection and certification systems since the adoption of this Agreement or since the previous audit, with emphasis on the implementation of elements of the system of inspection and certification for animals or products of interest. This may include an examination of relevant inspection and certification records and documents.

4.3. On-site verification

4.3.1. The decision to include this step should be based upon an assessment of risk, taking into account factors such as the animals or products concerned, the history of conformity with requirements by the industry sector or exporting country, the volume of product produced and imported or exported, changes in infrastructure and the nature of the inspection and certification systems.

4.3.2. On-site verification may involve visits, which may be unannounced, to production and manufacturing facilities, food handling or storage areas and control laboratories to check on compliance with the information contained in the documentary material referred to in 4.2.

4.4. Follow-up audit

Where a follow-up audit is being conducted in order to verify the correction of deficiencies, it may be sufficient to examine only those points which have been found to require correction.

5. Working documents

Working documents may include checklists of elements to evaluate, such as the following:

— legislation,

— structure and operations of inspection and certification services,

— establishment details and working procedures (including any HACCP documentation),

— health statistics, sampling plans and results,

— compliance action and procedures,

— reporting and complaint procedures, and

— training programmes.

6. Closing meeting

A closing meeting shall be held between representatives of both Parties. At this meeting the auditor will present the findings of the audit. The information should be presented in a clear, concise manner so that the conclusions of the audit are clearly understood.

The Parties may discuss specific actions to be taken as the result of the findings.

7. Audit report

The auditor shall provide the auditee with a draft report of the audit generally within 60 days of the conclusion of the audit. To the extent possible, the report shall be presented in a standardised format to be agreed upon by the Parties in order to make the approach to audit more uniform, transparent and efficient. The report will assess the adequacy of the auditee’s enforcement and control programme and identify any deficiencies noted during the conduct of the audit. Thereafter, the auditee may within 60 days comment on the draft report and shall describe any specific corrective actions that will be taken, preferably with target dates for completion. Any comments made by the auditee shall be included in the final report.

ANNEX VII

CERTIFICATION

Official health certificates will cover consignments of live animals and/or animal products being traded between the Parties.

Health attestations:

(a) Equivalence agreed Model health attestation to be used (‘yes 1’ for animal and/or public health). Model health attestation to be used (‘yes 1’ for animal and/or public health). ‘The live animals or animal products herein described comply with the relevant European Community/Canadian standards and requirements which have been recognised as equivalent to the Canadian/European Community standards and requirements as prescribed in the Canadian/EC Veterinary Agreement. Specifically in accordance with (insert: exporting country’s legislation)’.

(b) Until certificates on the basis of equivalence have been adopted, existing certification shall continue to be used as set out in Annex V.

Language:

Exports from Canada: the official health certificate will be issued either in English or French or both as well as in one of the languages of the Member State in which the border inspection post is situated and where the consignment is presented.

Exports from the EC: the official health certificate will be issued in the language of the Member State of origin as well as either in English or French or both.

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ANNEX VIII

FRONTIER CHECKS

Frequencies of frontier checks on consignments of live animals and animal products

The Parties may modify any frequency rate, within their responsibilities, as appropriate, taking into account the nature of any checks applied by the exporting Party prior to export, the importing Party’s past experience with products imported from the exporting Party, any progress made toward the recognition of equivalence, or as a result of other actions or consultations provided for in this Agreement.







Type of frontier check Normal rate as per Article 11(2) 1. Documentary and identity Both Parties will perform documentary and identity checks on all consignments except for live crustaceans or fresh headed and degutted fish without other manual processing for which the identity check will be performed at the same rate as the physical check. 2. Physical checks Live animals 100 % Semen/embryos/ova 10 % Animal products for human consumption Fresh meat including offal, and products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species defined in Council Directive 92/5/EEC Whole eggs Lard and rendered fats Animal casings Gelatin Poultry meat and poultry meat products Rabbit meat, game meat (wild/farmed) and products Milk and milk products Egg products Honey Bone and bone products Meat preparations and minced meat Frogs’ legs and snails 10 % Animal products not for human consumption Lard and rendered fats Animal casings Milk and milk products Gelatin Bone and bone products Hides and skins of ungulates Game trophies Processed petfood Raw material for the manufacture of petfood Raw material, blood, blood products, glands and organs for pharmaceutical/technical use Processed animal protein (packaged) Bristles, wool, hair and feathers Horns, horn products, hooves and hoof products Apiculture products Hatching eggs Manure Hay and straw 10 % Processed animal protein not for human consumption (bulked) 100 % for six consecutive consignments (as per Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002), if these consecutive tests prove negative, random sampling shall be reduced to 20 % of subsequent bulk consignments from the same source. If one of these random sampling proves positive, the competent authority must sample each consignment from the same source until six consecutive tests again prove negative. Live bivalve molluscs (shellfish) 15 % Fish and fishery products for human consumption Fish products in hermetically sealed containers intended to render them stable at ambient temperatures, frozen fish and dry and/or salted fisheries products. Other fishery products. 15 % Live crustaceans or fresh headed and degutted fish without other manual processing 2 %

For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘consignment’ means a quantity of products of the same type, covered by the same health certificate or document, conveyed by the same means of transport, consigned by a single consignee and originating from the same exporting Party or part of such Party.

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ANNEX IX

OUTSTANDING ISSUES

1. The Parties agree that the following areas are to be explored as part of a work programme: — contaminants (including microbiological standards), — food additives, — animal feeding stuffs, — medicated feeds and premixes, — labelling of foodstuffs, — nutritional labelling, — flavours, — processing aids, — chemicals originating from the migration of substances from packaging materials, — irradiation, — sanitary stamps, — zootechnical standards.

2. Canada has submitted a document outlining a proposed model for a risk based import inspection model. There is agreement between the Parties to explore the possibility of implementing this approach.

3. The Parties agree to discuss issues associated with the transit of live animals through the territory of the Parties.

ANNEX X

CONTACT POINTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT

A Party may unilaterally amend its section of this Annex. Such amendments shall be notified to the other Party without delay, and shall come into force on the date specified in the notification, but shall not come into force prior to the date of the notification.

Pursuant to Article 14(3), the following are the contact points for each of the Parties.

For Canada

The initial contact point is:

Agriculture Counsellor

Agriculture Section

Canadian Mission to the European Union

Avenue de Tervuren/Tervurenlaan 2

B-1040 Brussels;







Telephone: (32) 2 741-0610 (Agriculture Counsellor) (32) 2 741-0698 (Agricultural Affairs Assistant) (32) 2 741-0611 (Switchboard) Fax: (32) 2 741-0629

Other important contacts are:

For matters related to live animals, agri-food, fish, and seafood products:

Executive Director

Animal Products Directorate

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

59 Camelot Drive

Nepean, Ontario

K1A 0Y9







Telephone: (613) 225-2342 Fax: (613) 228-6631

For matters specifically related to fish health and diseases:

Director

Aquaculture and Oceans Science Branch

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

200 Kent Street

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0E6







Telephone: (613) 990-0275 Fax: (613) 954-0807

For matters related to human health:

Director General

Food Directorate

Health Protection Branch

Health Canada

Health Protection Building, Tunney’s Pasture

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0L2

For the Community

The initial contact point is:

The Director

DG VI.B.II Quality and Health

Commission of the European Communities

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 86 (Room 8/53)

Brussels;