Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Community on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products
Date: 1998-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, animal health, animal product, health control, public health

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 06.05.1998 
COM(1998) 293  final 

98/0168 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

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

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the 
SPS  Agreement)  provides,  in  Article  4,  that  Members  shall  accept  the  sanitary 
measures  of other Members  as  equivalent,  even  if those  measures  differ  from  their 
own, if the exporting Member objectively demonstrates to the importing Member that 
its measures achieve the importing Member's appropriate level of sanitary protection. 
This Article also requires Members, upon request, to enter into consultations with the 
aim  of  achieving  bilateral  and  multilateral  agreements  on  recognition  of  the 
equivalence of sanitary measures. 

On 20 February  1995, the Council agreed a mandate authorizing the Commission to 
conduct  negotiations  with  a  view  to  the  conclusion  of  agreements  between  the 
Community and third countries on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, on the basis 
of negotiating directives annexed to its decision. 

Following this mandate, the Commission has, with the participation* of experts from 
the  Member  States,  conducted  negotiations  with  a  number  of  third  countries. 
Agreements  have  been  concluded  with  New  Zealand,  the  Czech  Republic  and  the 
USA, and negotiations are continuing with Australia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 

This proposal presents the results of negotiations with Canada, which are now ready 
to be proposed to the Council. 

The legal base for the agreement is Article  113 and 228.2 first  sentence in the Treaty 
as in the case of the most recent agreement with the Czech Republic. 

Scope and purpose of the draft Agreement 

The  draft  Agreement  covers  sanitary  measures  affecting  trade  in  the  animals  and 
animal products listed in Annex I of the text. However, due to differences  in approach 
to certain measures, the draft Agreement excludes the matters referred to Article 3(2), 
including measures related to drug residues (e.g. hormones). These remain subject to 
the legislation of each party in respect of trade. 

The purpose  of the draft  Agreement  is to facilitate  trade between  the parties  in live 
animals  and  animal  products  by  establishing  a  mechanism  for  the  recognition  of 
equivalence of sanitary measures where this is possible, and establishing a  framework 
for working towards equivalence in other areas. 

For each party, equivalence can only be accepted in cases where the party is satisfied 
that the agreed conditions of trade meet its chosen level of sanitary protection. In all 
cases,  it  is  the  right  of  the  importing  party  to  determine  if  the  measures  of  the 
exporting  party  meet  its  level  of  protection.  The rights of  parties  under  the  WTO 
Agreements  are  not  affected  by  the  provisions  of  the  draft  Agreement,  but  the 
intention  of  the  draft  Agreement  is  to  work  towards  mutually  acceptable  solutions 
instead of allowing damaging trade disputes to develop. 

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Provisions  are  included  for  the  exchange  of  information  on  matters  relating  to  the 
draft  Agreement,  including  specific  provisions  for  the  notification  to  each  other  of 
outbreaks  of  disease. A  safeguard  clause  is  also  included,  allowing  parties  to  take 
unilateral emergency measures to protect human or animal health. 

Subsidiarity 

The proposal takes account of the principle of subsidiarity by explicit reference  in the 
agreement to those responsibilities which fall  to the Member States and those which 
are Community responsibilities (see Annex II.B). 

In effect,  the Community has exclusive competence for sanitary measures relating to 
the placing on the Community market of live animals and animal products, whether 
produced  domestically  or  imported,  while  the  Member  States  are  responsible  for 
ensuring compliance of exports with Canadian requirements. 

Joint Management Committee 

The draft Agreement establishes a Joint Management Committee with responsibilities 
for guiding the activities provided for in the text and for carrying out a regular review, 
at least once per year, of progress made in the recognition of equivalence. 

As  the  draft  Agreement  represents  a  starting  point,  and  contains  a  comprehensive 
work  programme  in  Annex  V,  this  Committee  will  play  an  important  role  in 
coordinating progress with the implementation of the programme. 

In  addition,  the  Joint  Committee  may  recommend  changes  to  the  Annexes  as  and 
when these become necessary as a result of progress in the continuing negotiations. 

Implementation of changes 

Each party would then have to implement the agreed changes in accordance with its 
legislative  procedures  (Article  16.2  of  the  Framework  text).  In  the  case  of  the 
Community, it is proposed to do this by Commission Decision, following  an opinion 
of the Standing Veterinary Committee (3b "contrefilet" procedure). 

It should be stressed  that nothing in this draft  Agreement  changes basic  Community 
legislation;  any  such  change which  could  be necessary  in the  future  would  have to 
been made by the Council  and Parliament  on the basis of Article  100A, if there are 
implications for public health, or any other appropriate legal base. 

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PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article  113 and article 228, paragraph 2, first sentence, thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas  the  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  Canada  and  the  European 
Community on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade 
in live animals and animal products provides an adequate means for putting into practice 
the provisions of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Measures as regards public and animal health measures; 

Whereas  the  Agreement  will  contribute  towards  facilitating  bilateral  trade  between 
Canada and the European  Community  in live animals and  animal products through the 
progressive  recognition  of  the  equivalence  of  sanitary  measures,  the  recognition  of 
animal  health  status,  the  application  of  régionalisation  and  the  improvement  of 
communication and cooperation; 

Whereas  it  is  appropriate  to  make  provisions  for  a procedure  establishing  close  and 
effective  cooperation  between  the  Commission  and  the  Member  States  within  the 
Standing Veterinary Committee; 

Whereas the Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Community, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

The Agreement  between  the  Government  of  Canada  and  the  European  Community  on 
sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals 
and animal products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. 

The text of the Agreement and the Annexes thereto are attached to this Decision. 

Article 2 

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to 
sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. 

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Article 3 

The measures necessary  for the implementation  of this Agreement,  including  as regards 
fresh  meat  and  meat  based  products  guarantees  equivalent  to  those  laid  down  by 
Directive  72/462/EEC  (1),  shall  be  established  pursuant  to  the  procedure  laid  down  in 
Article 30 of that Directive. 

Article 4 

The  Commission,  assisted  by  Member  States' representatives  responsible  for  veterinary 
matters,  shall represent the Community  in the Joint Committee referred to in Article  16 
( 1 ) of the Agreement. 

The  Community  position  with  regards  to  the  matters  to  be  dealt  with  by  the  Joint 
Committee shall be established within the appropriate Council bodies, in accordance with 
the provisions of the Treaty. 

Amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement which are the result of recommendations 
by  the  Joint  Committee  shall  be  adopted  according  to  the  procedure  provided  for  in 
Article 29 of Directive 72/462/EEC. 

Article 5 

This Decision shall be published in the Official  Journal of the European Communities. 

It shall take effect on the date of its publication. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

The President 

(1)  O.J. N° L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Directive N° 97/79/EC (O.J. N° L 24, 

30.01.1998, p. 31). 

DRAFT AGREEMENT 

between the Government of Canada and the European Community 

on sanitary measures to protect public and animal 

health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products 

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DRAFT  AGREEMENT 

between THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA and the EUROPEAN  COMMUNITY 

on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health 

in respect of trade in live animals and animal products. 

Preamble 

THE GOVERNMENT  OF CANADA ("Canada")  and the EUROPEAN  COMMUNITY 
(the "Community") (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"); 

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DESIRING to facilitate trade in live animals and animal products between Canada and the 
Community while safeguarding  animal and public health in relation to the  wholesomeness 
of food products; 

KESOLVDTG 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  Canada and the  Community 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) 

(b) 

(ç) 

(d) 

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

sanitary measures  means sanitary measures as defined  in paragraph  1 of  AnnexjV 
to the SPS Agreement; 

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

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: 

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(i) 

for Canada, the authorities described in Part A of Annex H; and 

(ii) 

for the Community, the authorities described in Part B  of Annex H. 

Article  3 

Scope 

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

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. 

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 
irradiation  (ionisation), 
contaminants 
chemicals 
originating from the migration of substances from packaging materials, labelling  of 
labelling,  animal  feedingstuffs,  medicated  feeds  and 
foodstuffs,  nutritional 

-  colours),  sanitary  stamps,. processing  aids,  flavours, 
standards), 

(including  microbiological 

transport, 

.  premixes. 

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. 

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. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

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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. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

Article  5 

Recognition of Regional  Conditions 

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

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: 

Without  prejudice  to  paragraph  2, 
importing  Party  s'hait  recognise 
régionalisation 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 HE. 

the 

Article6 

Recognition of Equivalence 

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

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, inspection and/or hygiene requirements. 

Article  7 

Criteria  for Recognition  of Equivalence 

1. 

In  determining  whether  a  sanitary  measure(s)  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) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

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

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; 

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

assessment  by the importing Party of whether the exporting Party's  sanitary 
measure(s)  achieves  the  importing  Party's  appropriate  level  of  sanitary 
protection;  this step may include an evaluation  of: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

the risks identified  by the importing Party  and  evidence  provided  by 
the  exporting  Party  that  its  sanitary  measures  effectively  address 
those risks; 

the 
legislative  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; 

the  documented  structure  of  the  relevant  responsible  authorities, 
their  command  chain,  their  authority,  their  operational  procedures 
and the resources available to them; and 

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. 

3. 

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. 

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. 

2. 

3. 

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. 

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. 

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

the  Parties,  within 

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  VU.  The  Parties  may 
jointly  determine  principles  or  guidelines  for  certification.  Any  such  principles  or 
guidelines shall be set out in Annex VU. 

Article  10 

Audit and  Verification 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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. 

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. 

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) 

(b) 

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

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

Article  11 

Frontier flmporfl  Checks and Inspection Fees 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

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. 

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The  frequency  rate  of  frontier  - checks  on  imported  live* animals  and  animal 
products shall be as set out in Annex VTIL 

In  the  event  that  frontier  checks  reveal  non-conformity  with  the  relevant  import 
requirements  the  action  taken  by  the  importing  Party  should  be  based  on  an 
assessment of the risk involved. 

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. 

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

Article12 

Notification  and  Consultation 

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 HI, within 24 hours of confirmation  of the change; 

(b) 

findings  of  epidemiological  importance  with  respect  to  diseases  which  are 

not in Annex HI 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 
including 
vaccination policies. 

in  preventative  policies, 

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3. 

4. 

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. 

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

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 iri 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. 

2. 

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. 

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

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

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); 

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

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 

1. 

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. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

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. 

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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. 

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. 

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 
may  uc  ^unsiuuieu  vy  uic  r a m e s.  ivieiiiuc 
restricted to representatives of the Parties. 
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. 

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Article  18 

Final Provisions 

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. 

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

Either Party  may terminate  this  Agreement  by  giving  at  least  6  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  [']  day  of  [ ],  1998,  in  each  of  the  English  and  French 
languages, each version being equally authentic. 

For the Government of  Canada  . 

For 
Community 

the 

European 

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LIST OF ANNEXES 

ANNEX I 

Live animals and products 

ANNEX II  Responsible authorities 

ANNEX m  Diseases for which régionalisation decisions can be taken 

ANNEX IV  Régionalisation and zoning 

ANNEX V  Recognition of Sanitary Measures 

ANNEX VI  / Guidelines on procedures for conducting an audit 

ANNEX \TI  Certification 

ANNEX VHT  Frontier checks 

ANNEX DC  Outstanding issues 

ANNEX X  Contact points 

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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 defirfed  by: 

1. 

Live Cattle and Pigs  Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 64/432/EEC 

(CRC, c.296) 

of 26 June 1964 

2. 

Bovine Semen 

Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 88/407/EEC 
(CRC, c.296)' 

of 14 June 1988 

3.  -  Bovine Embryos 

Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 89/556/EEC 
(CRC, c.296) 

of 25 September 1989 

4; ( 

Live Horses 

Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 90/426/EEC 
(CRC, c.296) 

of 26 June 1990 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Pig Semen 

Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 90/429/EEC 
(CRC, c.296) 

"  •  of 26 June 1990 

Poultry and 
Hatching Eggs 

Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 90/539/EEC 
(CRC, c.296) 

of  15 October 1990 

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 

Live Sheep and 
Goats 

Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 91/68/EEC 
(CRC, c.296) 

of 28 January 1991 

(CRC, c.296) 

Other Live Animals,  Health of Animals Regulations  Council Directive 92/65/EEC 
Semen, Ova and 
Embryos From the 
Animal Species not 
referred to in points 
1 -8 

of  13 July 1992 

10. 

Fresh Meat 

Meat Inspection Regulations - 
definitions  (food  animal, meat,  of 26 June 1964 
meat by-product, mechanically 
separated meat)  & Schedule I 
(fresh) 

Council Directive 64/433/EEC 

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Live  animals  and  animal 
products: 

For  Imports  into  Canada,  as 
defined  by: 

For  Imports  into  the 
Community,  as  defined  by: 

11. 

Fresh  Poultry  Meat 

Meat  Inspection  Regulations  -
definitions  (as above,  bird) 

Council  Directive  71/118/EEC 
of  15 February  1971 

12. 

Meat  Products 

13. 

Minced  Meat  and 
Meat  Preparations 

14. 

Egg  Products 
Shell  Eggs 

15. 

Live  Bivalve 
Molluscs 

16. 

Fishery  Products 

17. 

Farmed  Game  Meat 

18. 

Wild  Game  Meat 

4 9. 

Milk  and  Milk 
Products 

Meat Inspection  Regulations  -
definitions  (prepared, 
preserved,  processed) 

No  specific  definition,(  would 
be processed,  fresh  meat  & 
poultry  meat)  Standard  in 
Schedule I 

Processed  Egg  & Egg 
Regulations  - definitions  (a 
number  of  definitions  apply  for 
specific  egg products  & 
processed  eggs) 

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 

Fish  Inspection  Regulations 
made under  the Fish  Inspection 
Act,  R.S.C,  1985, c.  F-12 

Meat Inspection  Regulations  -
definitions  (Farmed  game 
animal  and  thereafter  as  for 
fresh  meat &  fresh  poultry 
meat) 

Meat Inspection  Regulations  -
Only  species  recognized  are 
muskox,  caribou  & reindeer) 

-Dairy  Product  Regulations 
(CAP) 
-Food  and  Drug  Regulations 
-Consumer  Packaging  and 
Labelling  Regulations 

Council  Directive  77/99/EEC 
of 21  December  1976 

"-

Council  Directive  94/65/EEC 
of  14 December  1994 

Council  Directive  89/437/EEC 
of 20 June  1989 

•

•» 

Council  Directive  91/492/EEC 
of  15 July  1991 

Council  Directive  91/493/EEC 
of 22 July  1991 

Council  Directive  91/495/EEC 
of 27 November  1991 

Council  Directive  92/45/EEC 
of the  16 June  1992 

Council  Directive  92/46/EEC 
of  16 June  1992. 

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Live animals and animal 
products: 

For Imports into Canada, as 
defined  by: 

For Imports into the 
Community,  as defined  by: 

20. 

Animal Waste 

Council  Directive 907667/EEC 
of 27 November  1990 

21. 

Animal Products not  Health of Animals Regulations  Council  Directive 92/118/EEC 
referred  to in points 
10 - 20. 

of  17 December  1992 

:. 

(CRC, c.296) 
Meat Inspection Regulations - 
definitions  (as appropriate) 

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ANNEXH 

RESPONSIBLE  AUTHORITIES 

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  individual  Member  States  and  the  European 
Commission.  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  co-ordination,  inspection/audits  of 
inspection  systems  and  the  necessary  legislative  action  to  ensure  uniform  application  of 
standards and requirements within the Single European Market. 

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ANNEX III 

DISEASES FOR WHICH REGIONALISATION DECISIONS CAN BE TAKEN 

LEGAL BASIS 

Disease 

EC 

Canada 

z 

Foot and mouth disease 

85/511, 64/432  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 

.,  Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 90, 

91 and Schedule 2. 

Swine vesicular disease 

92/119, 64/432"  H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 

91 and Schedule 2. 

Rinderpest 

92/119, 64/432  H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 

Peste des petits ruminants 

92/119 

Contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia 

Lumpy skin disease 

Rift Valley fever 

Bluetongue 

64/432 

92/119 

92/119 

92/119 

91 and Schedule 2. 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Sheep pox and goat pox 

92/119 

-  Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 90, 

African Horse Sickness 

90/426,92/35 

African Swine Fever 

64/432 

91 and Schedule 2. 

Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Classical Swine Fever 

80/217, 64/432  H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 

91 and Schedule 2. 

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Fowl Plague (Highly pathogenic 
Avian Influenza) 

92/40, 90/539 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64:.H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Newcastle disease 

92/66, 90/539 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Venezualan Equine 
Encephalomyelitis 

90/426 

.  Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 90, 

91 and Schedule 2. 

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease 

92/119 

Teschen 

92/119 

H of A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: H of A Regs 90, 
91 and Schedule 2. 

Hof A  Act 5, 22-27, 64: Hof A Regs 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. 

17  .. 

. 

ANNEX  IV 

REGIONALISATION  AND  ZONING 

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

Animal  Diseases 

Régionalisation -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 disease is the status of the country of origin in respect 
o£the  disease  in question.  However,  declarations  of disease freedom must be backed up  by  effective 
surveillance programmes. 

The over-riding  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 : 

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* 
* 
*. 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 

disease history 
vaccination history 

v  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 eg.  live  animals,  [calculated by the  [exporting]  [importing]  Partyl, 
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, eg. by additional guarantees, testing or treatment. 

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

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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 eg. 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 eg. de-boning 
has the commodity been subjected to a treatment which inactivates the agent 

. 

Appropriate tests and quarantine will reduce the  risk. 

Destination Risk Factors 

* 
* 
'*. 
* 
* 

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 eg. 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 eg. 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 
Régionalisation decisions for aquaculture diseases will be the International Aquatic Health Code of the 
OIE. 

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ANNEX  V 

Recognition  of Sanitary  Measures 

Yes (1) 
Yes (2) 

Yes (3) 

NE 
No  (4)  : 

Equivalence agreed  - model health attestations to be used 

Equivalence agreed  in principle - some specific  issue (s) to  be  resolved 
existing certification  to be used  until issue(s)  resolved 
Equivalence in form  of compliance with importing  Party's 
requirements - existing certification  to be used 
Not  evaluated  - existing certification  to be used  in the interim 
Not equivalent and/or further  evaluation is required.  Trade may  occur 
if the exporting Party meets the importing Party's  requirements 

AD 
AI 
BSE 
BVD 
C 
CSF 
EBL 
Equiv 
FMD 
IBD 
IBR 
IR 
JD 
MV 
ND 
OIE 
PAQ 
PEQ 
PM 
PRRS 
ScVC 
Std 
SVD 
UHT 
UK 
WTO 

. 

Aujeszky's  disease 
avian  influenza 
bovine spongiform  encephalopathy 
bovine viral  diarrhea 
Celsius 
classical  swine  fever 
enzootic bovine leucosis 
Equivalent 
foot  and mouth  disease 
infectious  bursal disease 
infection bovine  rhinotracheitis 
Ireland 
Johne's  disease 
Maedi-visna 
Newcastle  disease 
Office  International  des Epizooties 
post-arrival  quarantine 
pre-export  quarantine 
Post  Mortem 
porcine reproductive and respiratory  syndrome 
Scientific  Veterinary  Committee 
Standard 
swine vesicular disease 
Ultra High  Temperature 
United Kingdom 
World Trade  Organisation 

21 

•Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

1 

Canadian  Exports to the  European Community 

Trade Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health  \ 

EC 
Standards 

i 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

' 

Canadian 
Standards  ~ 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

^ = ™ ™ » » =—  • mm mm 

. 

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l 

• 

' 

• 

'y 

Directive 
90/426, 

H  of  A Act & 
Regs., permit 
conditions 

2 

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N 

i 

H  f  A  Act 
and Regs., 

Disease 
Control  MOP 

3 

Directive 
90/426, 
Decisions 
92/260, 
93/195, 
93/196; 
93/197, 
94/467 

' 

•• 

l|  Consider  reducing 

the  pott-import 
quarantine  time  to 
that  necessary  to 
ensure freedom  of 
the  animals  from  . 
diseeses  of  concern. 
vi|  Amend  reqmt,  for 
piroplasmosis 
freedom to  freedom 
from  notifiable 
diseases  within  10 
km  of  the  holding  for 
12  months. 
vii)  Amend 
statements  regarding 
disease freedom  to 
the  wording  in Article 
4.para  5  of 
90/426/EEC 
ix)Amend 
piroplasmosis  test  to' 
test  approved  by 
AAFC. 

r 

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t 

i) Cda requests' 
that EU accept as 
official Jests those 
that bepbrne 
recognised by •.. 
OIE. 

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1.  Live Animals 

Animal  health 

- Equidae 

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|  -Specias 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadiar 

I Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions -

Equiv. 

Special Conditions 

Actions 

|  -Animal/Public 
|  Health 

EC. 
Standards 

i 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

. 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

1 
I -1 

1.  Live, Animals 

Animal health 

-  Bovine 
fl Animals 

• 

• 

. 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/462,  . 

E 

Hof  A  Act& 
Regs, 
permit 
conditions  . 

, 

'. 

i 

v 

' 

-

EC requests  Canada 
to 

1} accept  items,  1) ii) 
and  vH^bveT!) ,."*:£^...^ 

ii)  eliminate  post 
import  requirements 
or  at  least  to  reduce 
the  duration  and 
severity  of 
quarantine/  isolation 
to  the  time  and  tests 
necessary  to 
determineftejedom 
from diseases  o fS 
concern. 

^S  •*mr 

lii)  eccapt  that  trade 
in live  cattle  shall 
proceed  on the  basis 
of  the  OIE 
recommendations  as 
outlined  in  Chapter 
3 . 2 . 1 3.  of  the 
International  Animal 
Health  Code. 

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tsini  /<>8 

3 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision' 
83/494 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs., 
DC Manual 
of 
Procedures, 
permit 
conditions. 

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Canada  requests  that 
EU 
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1) Accept  cattle 
inepe  ted  within  46 
hours of departure.'' 
ii) Accept  cattle  .-••" 
without  tb  arid 
':.•'• 
brucellosis test  if  V  ' 
j 
they  origineta frorrl  B 
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free  regions.  ' 
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iii)  Review  EBL rules 
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iv)  Accept  cattle  on 
| 
basis of  a statement 
1 
indicating  that  t h ef 
| 
holding is, not  under 
| 
restriction  due to  an 
outbreak  of  rabies 'or 
| 
anthrax.' 
v)  Remove  the  reqrrrt. 
for  mastitis  test. 
vi)  Review 
blu etongue  &  EHO 
tests  end 
requirements  and 
seasonal  restrictions 
for  these diseases, -  ; 
vli)  Review  IBR 
requirements 
viii)  Reexamine 
requirement  that, 
enimels  be  conceived 
in Canada. 

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• 

' 

•Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

1 1.  Live Animals 

Animal health 

Sheep/Goats 

i 

Directive 
91/68 

4 

H  of  A Act & 
Regs, permit 
conditions 

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24  4 / 1 7 / 98 

Directive 
91/68 

H of  A  Act 
and Regs., 
DC  Manual 
of 
Procedures, 
Permit 
conditions 

•  -

'•-

EC requests  thet 
Canada 
1) Accept  animals 
from  a region in 
which  scrapie ia 
notifiable,  the  holding 
has been  free  for  two 
years  and where  the 
holding  ia subject  to 
sampling  for  the 
disease 
ii)  Justify  the 
requirement  that 
animals  must 
originate  from  a 
region which  is free 
from BSE. 
Hi) Delete  the 
requirement  for 
regional  freedom  from 

• 

paratuberculosis, 
enzootic  abortion  and 
echinococcus/hydatid 

OSIS. 
iv)  Delete  test 
requirements  for 
leptospirosis, 
paratuberculosis, 
enzootic  abortion, 
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 
quarantine/  isolation 
to  the time  and  tests 
necessary  to 
determine  freedom 
from diseases  of 

concern. 

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Canada requests the 
EUto;  . 
1) Justify the reqmt. for 
regional freedom from 
contagious agalactia. 
II) Remove reqmt.for 
seasonal Importation  ' 
vi) Accept animals  ' • 
from holding free of 
scrapie 6  yeara & not 
the progeny of an  ' 
affected dem. 
vli) Remove reqmts.f or 
flock testing for 
MV/CAE. B. ovls and 
B. melitenels, pre- 
... 
embarkation. 
quarantine; and testa 
for brucellosis fromi 
free areas, MV/CAE 
and contagious 
'agalactia except  for'' 
animala destined  to' 
free regions and tests 
for bluetongue  end  ' 
EHD. 

vli) Accept on the basis 
of  CO03/19B/EEC; 
Psrt  1 .b 

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•Species 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

1L  Live Animals 

Animal health 

-  Swine 

Directive 
64/432, 
72/462. 
90/425, 

3 

Hof  A  A c t* 
Regs., permit 
conditions 

EC requests  Canada 
to delete  reference  to 
PRRS,  lepto.  TGE, 
PRCV,  atrophic 
rhinitis,  T.spiralis,  and 
ivermectin  treetment. 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 

. Directive 
72/462  • 
Decision 
83/494 

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3 

2 

3 

Quarantine  required for 
movement  to  UK and 
Ireland. 
Otherwise  vaccinatiuon 
and test 

. 

Canada  requests  that 
.  . 
EU; 
1) Accept  animals  ''. 
without  test  for 
j • 
Teschen  disease.' 

ii)  Delete  requirement' 
for  percentage  herd 
test  for  swine 
influenza  and TGE.; 

-

Accept  animals  into: 
free  regions  wfth  a ._ 
record of  rabies 
vaccination  and 
booster  without 
quarantine. 

i) Produce import 
conditions  for  farmed 
cervidae,  and 
camelidae and bison. 

; 

-  Dogs  and 
Cats 

Directive 
92/65, 

2 

Hof  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  17  & 
18. 

Must  have  cert of  rabies 
vaccination  or country 
freedom.  Additional 
vaccination  requirements 
and humane considerations 
for puppies. 

-"Balai" 

animals 

Directive. 
92/65 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 

3 
E. 

' 

Review  import 
conditions for 
ceryidae  and 
camelidae 

Directive 
92/65 

Directive 
92/65 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs, 
DC Manual 
of 
Procedures. 

H  of  A  Act  and 
Regs.  Disease 
control, programs 
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control  apply  to 
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Animal health 

Directives 
90/539, 
Decision 
93/342 

H  of  A  Act 
and  Regs. 

Permit 
conditions 

Generic 
conditions 
Review 
requirements  for 
TRTandEDS 

H  of  A  Act  and 
Regs.,DC  Manual 
of  Procedures. 

Directives 
90/539, 
Decision 
93/432 
96/482 

26  4/17/98 

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EC 
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Canadian 
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EC 
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3.  Semen 

Animal  health 

-Bovine 

Directive 
88/407 

2 

H of A Act  . 
and Regs. , 
Permit 
conditions 

Review  the 
requirement for 
seronegative 
status of donors 
for  leptospirosis 
and 
paratuberculosis 

3 

.  - : 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs, DC 
Manual of 
Procedures," 
Sec  15. 

Directive 
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all bulls standing  in an 
approved  centre  need 
tobelBR/IPV 
seronegative  &  justify 
the  necessity  to  test 
donors  for  EHD inv 
view  of 
transmissibility  by 
semen  in doubt. 
, 
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provisions  for 
, 
brucellosis  (CF  or' 
EUSA)  and EBL 
(EUSA  or AGID).  , ' 
iii)  Determine  method 
to  be used to  identify 
semen  from IBR/IPV 
negetive  bulls or 
remove  requirement 
for  such  straw 

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Health 

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i 

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Standards 

EC 
Standards 

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| 3.  Semen 

,  Animal health 

-Sheep/Goats 

Directives 
92/65 

3E 

, H of  A  Act 
and Regs.,' 
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conditions 

H  of  A  Act 
and  Regs, 
DC  Manual 
of 
Procedures, 
Sec  15. 

3 

Directive 
92/65 
91/68 
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95/388/EC 

1 

ilHarmonfee trade 
zoosanitary 
conditions for  imports 
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requirement  for 
Mycoplasma  testing 
(done  in bovine).' 

. 

1 

iii)Accept. 
regionelization of 
bluetongue  and 
EHD.and  remove  the " 
test  requirement. 

: 

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Directive 
90/429 

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and Regs., 
Permit 
conditions 

DReview  the 
requirement  for 
Ieptospirosis 
seronagativity. 
ii)Generic 
conditions 

H of  A  Act 
and  Regs., 
DC  Manual 
of 
Procedures, 
Sec  15. 

Directive 
90/429 
Decision 
93/199 

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Directive 
92/65 

H  of  A  Act 
end  Regs, 

E 

i 

• 

• 

• 

OGeneric 
conditions 

H  of  A  Act 
and  Regs. 

Directive 
92/65 

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Directive 
92/65 

No trade 

Directive 
92/65 

E 

1 

' 

• 

28  4/17/98 

iv)Update  test 
requirement  for  < 
MV/CAE  to  EUSA. 

v)Delete  the 
requirement  for  post. 
collection  test  for 
-.I-
MV/CAE. 

i)Harmonize  for 
third  country 
importetfon. 
ii)  Review 
requirement  to 
test  all boars  for 
CSFandAD  . 

. 

Canada  requests 
EU to  produce 
certificate 

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Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

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Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Heelth 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
* 
Standards 

(Cat) 

4.  Equine  semen,  ova  and  embryos 

Animal  health 

Directive 
92/65 
Decisions 
95/307 
95/295 

H of  A  Act 
and Regs, 

Permit 
conditions 

5.  Embryos 

Animal  health 

-Bovine 

Directives 
89/556 

2 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs, 
Permit 
conditions 

Set  out import 
requirements 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 

Directive 
92/65, 
Decisions 
9 5 / 3 07 
9 2 / 2 94 
96/539 
9 6 / 5 40 

1 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs, 
AAFC 
Accreditatio 
n Program 

Directive 
,  89/556 
Decision 
9 2/471/EC 

Recognize  Canada's 
freedom  from  CEM._. 
and remove  the 
requirement  to  test 
donor  stallions. 

i 
Accept  and 
enforce  IETS 
i 
straw  labelling, 
recommend-  . 
ations. 
Alter  frequency 
of inspection of • 
teams to agree 
with internal EC 
t-n  -
rules 

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Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

5.  Embryos 

, 

Animal  health 

-Ovine/ 
Caprine 

Directive 
92/65 

•' 

2 

' 

H of A  Act 
and Regs, 
Permit 
conditions. 

Update as 
necessary 

Generic 
conditions 

4 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs, 
AAFC 
Accreditation 
Program 

Directive 
92/65 

Decision 
95/388/EC 

-  Pigs 

Directives 
92/118, 
72/461, 
72/462 

H of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Seo 40-52. 

2 
E 

Raw  -  Approved  countries 
need  cert.  Unapproved 
require disinfection. 

Directive.. 
92/118 

3 

I 

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Delete' 
requirement for 
flock testing, -. 
lepto  treatment 
and  mycoplasma 
testing  of  - 
•, 
donors. Provide 
details of  team. 
approval 'system 
for small 
ruminants. 

'..'* 

30  4/17/98 

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Canadian  Exports  to the  European Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

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Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

j G.  MEAT PRODUCTS AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS  OF ANIMAL  ORIGIN 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging & 
Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale). 
Cenada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Livestock 
Carcass 
Grading 
Regs, (if 
beef) 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Processed 
Poultry Regs 
(if  carcass 
form) 

Public Health 

1 . 

Directive 
64/433 

Directive 
77/99 

Directive 
71/118 

Directive 
91/495 

Directive 
92/45 

1 

?/ 

-

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food & 
Drugs  Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging & 
Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged  , 
for  retail 
sale). 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Livestock 
Carcass 
Grading 
Regs, (if 
beef) 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Processed 
Poultry Regs 
(if  carcass 

form) 

•  .  . 

Directive 
72/462 

Directive 

92/118 
Decision 
97/534/EC 

* 

... 

• 

. 

I 

' 

to  examine 

EC 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

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Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC  . 
Standards 

(Cat) 

6.  MEAT PRODUCTS AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS  OF ANIMAL  ORIGIN 

yes  (1) 

yes  (2) 

Veterinary 
during production 

presence 

yes(1) 

assinstant  can  preselect 
animals for vet  inspection 

yes  (2) 

vet  has  to  do  100%  ante-
mortem 

yes (2) 

yes  (2) 

separation  of  waste  water 
effluents 
and 
prevent 
necessary 
backflow  contamination 

other 

to 

-

separation  not  required 

showers  recommended  but 
not  required  in  cutting  and 
processing plants 

hand  wash facilities  not to 
be  hand  operated  and  to 
provide  for  easy  access. 
Showers  required 

i 

Veterinary 
presence 

Veterinary 
ante mortem 

Facility 
requirements 

Effluents 

Hand-wash 
facilities/ 
showers 

32 

4/17/98 

Compliance  but 
should 
be 
reconsidered 
When  HACCP; is 
introduced 

Compliance  by 
Cenada 
at 
present 

"

.

•

'

•• 

•' 

Canada  prepared 
accept 
to 
equivalent 
safeguards 

\ 

EU  to  consider 
modifyng  Article 
11  of  Annex.  1 
meanwhile 
Canada 
comply 

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Health 

EC 
Standards 

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Canadian 
Standards 

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Cenadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards, 

(Cat) 

6.  MEAT PRODUCTS AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL  ORIGIN 

Waste  water 
removal 

i. 

not 
necessary 
positively ducted 

to 

be 

-. 

•• 

Waste  water  needs  to  be 
positively 
into 
covered drains 

ducted 

-

Canada  permits  wooden 
pallets in processing areas 

Use of  wood  not  permitted 
in  rooms,  except  where 
only  packaged  meat 
is 
^handled 

. 

• 

yes (2) 

, Not strictly  regulated 

• 

•• 

• 

.. 

-* 

yes  (2) 

-

in  such  a 
Product  flow 
way  as 
to  assure  all 
hygiene  requirements,  e.g. 
separation  .  of  unpacked 
fresh  meat  and  packaged, 
meat 

Use of  wood 
in structure 
and equipment 

Hygiene 
Standards 

product 
flow/cross 
overs and 
counter  flow 

?J 

Compliance •  ( by 
Canada, 
but 
Canada  wishes 
to 
further 
discuss 
requirement  as  it 
relates 
j to 
slaughter  floor;  . 

Compliance 
Canada 

.';by 

•

•

'- 

' 

by 
Compliance 
•>  at 
Canada 
This 
present. 
item 
' be 
to 
reassessed  at  a 
future  date  when 
Canadian 
situation  permits 
establish 
equivalency  -'  _• 

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Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

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Equiv. 

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Health 

EC 
Standards  • 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

6,  MEAT PRODUCTS AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS  OF ANIMAL  ORIGIN 

I 

• 

. 

' 

•

:

•

"' 

- 

-

-

i 

.'. 

Not  prohibited  by  Canadian 
legislation 

' 

Packaging material shall  not 
be  contaminated 

* • 

Room  temperatures  not  to 
exceed: 
Cutting  room 
Holding cooler 
Chilling cooler 
'Freezer 
Product  - temperatures  not 

10°C 
4°C 
2°C 
T 1 88C 

to 
exceed 
refrigera 
ted 
meat 
products 
4°C 

Inter  alia bacteriological 
controls and vet  service 
analysis  required 

'

!• 

. 

Not  allowed 

Canada system 
is now' ' 
equivalent  , 
subject to on site 
verification 

•I 

Compliance 
Canada 

hy 

> 

' 

. 

• 

• 

. 

-

Packaging  material  must 
in  sealed  protective 
be 
covering 
during 
transportation  and  storage 

Compliance 
Canada 
present. 

'i " 

. by 
jet 

•' 

>'•?' 

Cutting  room 
temperature  not to  exceed 

12C 
Product temperatures  not 
to exceed: 
Offal 
Fresh meat 
Frozen meat 

3°C 
7°C 
-12C 

plinace  by  both 
sides  at  preseht. 
Equivalence  • .. 
should  ' 
considered 

be 

i 

management 
sanitation 

program and 
vet control of 
it 
(bact.control) 

I  handling of 
I  exposed meat 
I  and cardboard 
1 by same 
1 person 

protection of 
packaging 
material 

I  room 
1 temperatures 
land 
1 temperature 
1 recording 

• 

34  4/11/98 

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•Species 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Èquiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Publio 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

6  MEAT  PRODUCTS  AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS  OF  A N I M AL  ORIGIN 

water  testing 

Directive 
80/778/EEC 

Standards by 
Health 
Canada 

yes  (1) 

" 

• 

' 

• 

• 

'. 

v 

yes  (2) 

Directive 
80/778/EEC 

i 
/ 

NE 

Continuous  assessment  of 
health  status 

to  provide 
on  MS 

EC 
info 
systems 

Standards  by 
.health 
Canada 

D64/433  etc 

yes  (2) 

• 

' 

• 

/• 

Initial  health 
certificate 
required.  Follow  up  by 
Member  States  system 

NE 

NE 

Discussion 

by 
Compliance 
-  ^. 
Canada. 
EC(DGXI) 
vjto 
evalute  Canadian 
submission  "•/•&/ 

Canada •'. 
comply, 
present 
regulation  - 

:lto 
with 
".  EC 
;.' 

D64/433 
D77/99 
D71/118 
D91/495 
D92/45 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act and 
Regulations 

medical 
certificates 

1 HACCP-. 
application 

?s 

-Commodity 

•Species 
\ 

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Health'  ' 

European Community  Exports  to  Canada 

Canadian 

Exports  to  the  European  Community 

. . ." 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv'. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

6A.  Fresh Meal 

-  Specific 

Animal health 

-Ruminants 

- Equidae 

- Porcine 
Animals 

Public Health 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462, 

Directive 
64/433 

' 

( 

•

•

:

.

.

'

.

;' 

. -' 

3 

3 

3 

Yes  (2) 

See  below 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
80/804 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
80/804 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
80/804 

Directive 
72/462 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

H  of  A  Act 
and  Regs. 
Sec  4 0 , 4 1. 

H of  A  Act 
and  Regs. 
Sec  40,41. 

i 

H  of  A  Act 
and  Regs. 
Sec  40,41 

2 

2 

2 

Requires  a certificate  of 
origin,  statement  of  disease 
freedom. 

Nil 

No  legislation 

Statement  of  origin, disease 
freedom. 

Nil 

No  legislation 

Statement  of  origin, disease 
freedom. 

^~ 

Nil 

No  legislation 

Yes  (2)  ' 

See  below 

, 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging  & 
Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale). 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Livestock 
Carcass 
Grading 
Regs,  (if 
beef) 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
Food  & 
Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging  & 
Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale). 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Livestock 
Carcass 
Grading 
Regs,  (if 
beef) 

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V 

1.'. 

r: 

to  exemlne 

EC 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

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on 

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Canadian  Exports  to the  European  Community 

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Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

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Health 

EC 
Standards 

i 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

j  6A.  Fresh  Meat  -  Specific 

Definition and  Prohibitions 

Young  animals 

--

' 

. 

'  ! 

. 

No  export  of  meat 
animals under two  weeks 

from 

* 

No . export  of  meat  from 
too young animals 

Canada  allows  mechanically 
recovered  meat 
fresh/frozen  under defined 
. 
conditions 

• 

Irradiation  not forbidden but 
unacceptable  to  consumers 
at  present 

Deletion 
possible  at present  time 

*  no 

imports 

* 

Fresh  meat  not 
irradiated 

to  be 

Use  not  forbidden 

Use  forbidden 

i 

No  special  health  guarantee 
required at present time 

special 
guarantees 
required  for  Sweden  and 
Finland 

Compliance 
Canada  -  -

by  . 

• " ' • '. 

N. : 

!  ' 

by 
Compliance 
both 
-  parties, 
pending  change 
in 
'  Canadian 
legislation 

Compliance 
by 
Canada,  pending 
possible  changes 
in EU legislation 

by 
Compliance 
Canada  until  _ a 
change 
in  EU 
legislation 

by 
Compliance 
Canada.  Under 
WTO 
consideration  at 
present time 

Mechanically 
recovered 
meat 

Irradiation 

Hormones  etc, 
tenderizers 

salmonella 

& 

•Commodity 
• 
•Species 

European Community Exports to Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

•Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

1 6A.  Fresh Meat - Specific 

• 

- 

i 

segregation 

. is 
Strict 
necessary, 
not 
separate  drainage  for  sick 
or 
is 
required 

animals 

supect 

but 

requirements 

No 
separate  office 

for  a 

Equine  meat  has  to  be 
totally 
from 
separated 
other  < meat  at  all  times-
(adulteration): 

% 

permitted 

.Establishment Criteria 

- suspect 
pens 

• 

- room for  vet 
service in 
cutting  plants 

-  Equine meat 

- hide-on veal 

38-  4/17/98 

Required 

Required 

-

No  separation  necessary 
from  other  meat  fit  for 
human  consuption 

Not  permitted 

Canada 
requests  EU  to 
consider 
amending 
requirement 
in 
view  of  enimaf 
... heelth situation 

Canada 
requests  EU  to 
consider 
amending 
requirement 
where  there  is 
no 
permanent 
veterinary 
service 
presence 

'a 
Not  strictly 
DG  VI 
issue. 
Canada  would 
be  prepared  to 
accept  - specific 
instruction 
for 
certification.  •' 

Compliance 
export 

fbr 

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Canadian  Exports  to the  European  Community 

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Equiv. 

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Trade  Conditions 

Equiv, 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

•Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

1 6A.  Fresh  Meal 

-  Specific 

i 

Meat  inspection 

/  veterinary s 

supervision 

• POST MORTEM  INSPECTION 

*  incision 

.  • 

Cysticercosis 
cuts 

*  Pig heart 
incision 

•  glanders 

*  liver. 
incisions 

.  -  f  w i i / nn 

certain 
made  by  workers 

incisions  can  be 

Only one masseter  external 
cut  and one internal cut 

incision 

No 
required 

routinely 

-

Not  allowed 

Two 
required 

external 

cuts 

Inter-ventricular 
septum 
cut.required  (heart  to  be 
incised) 

Splitting  of.  head  not 
required 

Required 

Only 
longitodinal 
of  hepatic  ducts  required 

incision 

Incision 
base 
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time, 
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pending 
of 
conclusion 
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Canadian 
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EC 
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6A.  Fresh Meat -  Specific 

-

Meat inspection/ veterinary  supervision 

*  trichina 
testing of 
horse meat 
and pigmeat 

• 

• 

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1 

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export  of 

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Canada 

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40  4/17/98 

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Canadian  Exports  to  the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

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Trade  Cpnditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

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Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

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Standards 

EC 
Standards 

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j 6A.  Fresh Meat  -  Specific 

MEAT HANDLING PROCEDURES 

-  Stockinettes 

-  Shrouds 

.-  -

Permitted  as  sole  wrapping 
material • 

Not  prohibited  by  Canadian 
legislation 

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•

•

•• 

- 

• 

- 

- 

•

.. 

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Not'  be  used  as  sole 
wrapping  '  or  packaging 
material 

Compliance 
Canada 

by 

Not 
to 
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be 

used 

on 

Compliance 
Canada 

by-
..  - i  . 

7,  Poultry  Meat 

Animal  health 

Public  health 

Directives 
91/494  . 
Decision 
94/438 

Directive 
71/118 

i 

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Mr 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
-Sec  4 0 , 4 1. 

2 

Statement  or  origin, 
disease  freedom. 

Yes  (2) 

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HORIZONTAL  ISSUES 

V 

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Further 

Complience 
EC. 
discussion 
following  on  site 
verification 

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Meat 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
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Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and  Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale). 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
& 
Processed. 
Poultry  Regs 
(if  in  carcass 
form). 

Directive 
91/494 

93/342 
94/984 

Directive 

71/118 
Decision 
96/712 

* 

• 

• 

No 
legislation 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
* Food  and 
Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and  Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale) 
Canada 
Agricultural 
Products  Act 
&  Processed 
Poultry  Regs 
(if  In  carcass 
form) 

Yes(3) 

Yes  (2) 

-  Vet  PM 

-  Counter-flow  chiller 

-  Final  decontamination 
(chlorination,  irradiation) 

to 

Extend  rules 
all 
(ratites  etc.) 

species  | 

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| 8.  Meat  Products 

1 Animal  health 

-  Red  Meat 
(ruminants/ 
horses) 

-  Piss  • 

-Poultry 

•Wild Game 
and farmed 
game 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462, 
80/215 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462, 
80/215 

Directives 
92/118, 
72/462, 
80/215, 
94/438 

Directives 
92/495, 
92/45 

Public  Health 

Directive 
77/99 

42 

4/17/98 

H of  A  Act  and 
Regs.  Sec 4 0, 
4 1. 

2 

Statement  of  origin, disease -
freedom. 

No legislation 

H  of A  Act and 
Regs,  Sec  4 0 , 4 1. 

2 

Statement  of  origin, disease 
freedom. 

No legislation 

H  of A  Act and 
Reg*.  Sec  4 0 . 4 1. 

2 

Statement  of  origin, disease 
freedom. 

No legislation 

H  of A  Act  and 
Regs.  Sec  4 0 , 4 1. 

2 

i 

Statement  of  origin, disease 
freedom 

No legislation 

Yes  (2) 

HORIZONTAL  ISSUES 

Meat Inspection 
Act  &  Rege. 
Food and Drugs 
Act  &  Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging and 
Labelling 
Act  &  Regs,  (if 
packaged for 
retail sale) 

Meat Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
Food  and Drugs 
Act  &  Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging and 
Labelling 
Aot  &  Regs.  (If 
pkgd.  for retail 
sale) 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
91/449 

Decisions 

97/231 

97/232 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
91/449 

Decisions 

97/231  • 

97/232 

Directive 
92/118 
Decisions 

97/231 

97/232 

Directive-
92/495,92/4 
5 
Decisions 

97/231 

97/232 

Directive 
77/99, 
92/118  . 
Decision 
97/41/EC 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

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Special  Conditions 

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Health 

EC 
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Canadian 
Standards 

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Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

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2 

2 

2 

Statement  of origin, disease 
freedom. 

Nil 

No legislation 

Statement  of origin, disease 
freedom. 

Nil 

No legislation 

Statement  of origin, disease 
freedom. 

Nil 

No legislation 

Yes  (2) 

Some  bird  species  not 
permitted 

Prolonged 
evisceration  not  permitted 

delayed 

,. 
HORIZONTAL  ISSUES 

Compliance 
by 
EC.  EC to  specify 
wild 
additional 
be 
birds 
included 
-. 
Compliance 
EC 

.to 

by 

-

Meat 
Inspection • 
Act  & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer' 
Packaging 
and  Labelling 
Act  & Regs. 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

Directive 
92/118, 
91/495 
Decisions 
97/219/EC  v 

Directive 
92/118  '• 
Decisions 
97/219/EC 

Directive 
92/118 

Decisions 
97/219/EC 

Directive 
91/495 

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97/219/EC 

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3 

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1 

Canada  to  meet  provisions 
of Directive  91/495/EEC 

Rabbits:  decapitation  not 
permitted 

HORIZONTAL  ISSUES 

Compliance 
Canada  .  at 
present  time 
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Animal health 

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H of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Seo 40  4 1. 

Directives 
72/461, 
92/118 
91/495 

Directives  . 
72/461, 
92/118, 
91/495 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec 40, 4 1. 

H of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec 40.  4 1. 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act & Regs.' 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  &  Regs.  . 
(if  packaged 
for retail sale) 

-  Feathered 

Public Health 

Directives 
92/118 
72/462 
80/215 
94/438 

Directive 
91/495 

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43  4/17/98 

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Canadian Exports to  the  European Community 

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3 

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Directive 
92/45, 
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97/218/EC 

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92/45, 
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97/220/EC 

Directive' 
92/45, 
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97/218/EC 

Directive 
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92/45 

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97/218/EC 
97/220/EC 

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H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  4 0 , 4 1. 

H of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40.  4 1. 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  4 0 . 4 1. -

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and  Labelling 
Act  &  Regs. 
(if  packaged 
for  retail  sale) 

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Canadian  Exports to the  European Community 

-Species 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

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Fish Health 
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Regulations 
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Yes  (2) 

i 

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All shipments  must be 
accompanied by a Health 
Certificate  issued by an 
approved  Government 
body. 
All live, and dead, 
.uneviscerated salmonids, 
for aquaculture  or human 
consumption, must be 
accompanied by an 
approved  Fish Health 
Certificate issued by an 
approved  Government 
body. 

• 

•' 

.  ' 

NE 

NE 

s 

Directive 
91/67/EEC 
, 

; 

Fish Health 
Protection 
Regulations 
made  under 
the  Fisheries 
Act,  R.S.C. 
1985,  c.F-12 

NE 

-. 

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•-

NE 

NE 

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Animal health 

Live Aquaculture 
animals and 
Aquaculture 
Products destined 
for human 
consumption or 
aquaculture. 

a) Dead evisce 
rated fish for 
human 
consumption 
b) Dead non 
eviscerated 
products for 
human 
consumption 
c) Live fish eggs 
for aquaculture 
d) Live fish for 
aquaculture 
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Human 
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Directive 
91/493 
amended by 
Directive 
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Directive 
92/48/EEC 
and 
Decisions of 
application 

. 

To  establish an 
electronic 
management  of 
the lists of 
approved 
establishments in 
order to insure 
their  immediate 
up dating 

Fish 
Inspection 
Regulations 
made under 
the fish 
Inspection 
Act,  R.S.C, 
I985,  c.F-14 

Yes  (2) 

Directive 
91/493 
amended  by 
Directive 
95/71/Ep, 
Directive  . 
92/48/EEC 
and 
Decisions of 
application 
Directive 
79/112/EEC 

Review  existing 
contaminants 
levels  to'assess 
equivalency 

• 

• • 

Yes (2) 

Fish 
Inspection 
Regulations 
made under 
the Fish 
Inspection 
Atet, R.S;C; 
1985c.F-14 

Food & Drugs 
Act end 
Regulations 

Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Regulations 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

All  shipments  must  be  accompanied 
by  a Certificate  issued  by  an 
approved  Gov.  body. 
Supply  a list  of  approved  EU 
member  state  processing  plants. 
Products  must  be  labelled with  the 
approved  EU number,  as per  EC 
Directive  91/493/EEC. 
Products  must  meet  the 
microbiological  guidelines  as  defined 
by  the  Cdn.  Bacteriological 
Guidelines  for  Fish &  Fish  Products. 
Products  must  meet  the  Cdn. 
Guidelines  for  Chem-ical 
Contaminants  in Fish  and Fish 
Products, ind.  mercury  at  0.5  ppm 
measured  as total  mercury  (except 
for  awordfish),  Dioxin  at  20  ppt, 
PCBs  at  2.0  ppm,  DDT  and 
metabolites  at  5 .0  ppm and  other 
agricultural chemicals  or  their 
derivatives  at  0.1  ppm. 

Smoked  fish packed in 
hermetically  sealed 
containers must be frozen 
or contain a salt level not 
less than 9%  (water  phase 
method) 
Aquaculture  products must 
meet the Cdn. guide-lines 
for therapeutant  use. 

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To establish an 
electronic 
management of 
the lists of 
approved 
establishments in 
order to Insure', 
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up dating 

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Supply a list of  approved 
Cdn.  processing plants. 
For identification purposes, 
products  should bear  the 
Cdn.  registration  number 
of the  production  facility, 
in accordance  with 
Chapter  VII of the  appendix 
to  Dir.  91/493/EEC 
amended. 
Pending amendment  to the 
Fish inspection  Reg., all 
processing plants  must 
have  automatic  temper 
ature  recorders in frozen 
fish storage  areas  and non-
hand operated  wash-basins 
in processing areas. 
Cooked  shellfish must 
meet the  microbiological 
standards  established  in 
Decision  93/51/EEC 
Aquaculture  products  must 
meet  the  maximum  residue 
levels  as prescribed  by 
Council  Regulation 
3277/90. 
All shipments  of live 
lobsters  and  eels  must 
meet the  requirements  for 
Export  under  the 
"Canadian  Live  Fish 
Certification  Protocol". 

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Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

J11.  Fisheries Products for human consumption 

Directive 
91/492 

•Live Bivalve 
Molluscs  for 
Human 

I  consumption, 
I  including 
I  echinoderms, 

tunicates  and 
marine 
gastropods. 

• 

Yes  (2) 

.  . 

Fjsh 
Inspection 
Regulations 
made under 
the Fish 
Inspection 
Act,  R.S.C, 
1985  c.F-14 

Food & 
Drugs Act 
and 
Reguletions 

•  .' 

Yes(2) 

. . 

Dir.91/492/E 
EC as 
amended  by 
Dir.97/61/EC 

Decision 
96/33/EC 

•

-• 

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Fish 
Inspection 
Regulations 
made under 
the Fish 
Inspection 
Act,  R.S.C, 
1985  c.F-14. 

Manage 
ment of 
Conta 
minated 
Fisheries 
.Regulations 
made under 
the  Fisheries 
Act,  R.S.C 
1985,  c.F-12 

, 

All shipments  must be 
accompanied  by a 
Certificate  Issued by an 
approved  Government 
body. 
The  original  harvest site 
must be  Within an EU 
Member  State. 
Supply a list of approved' 
EU member  state  . 
expedition centers. 
Product  must be destined 
for direct  Human 
consumption  and not for 
wet  storage, relaying or  ' 
depuration in Canada. 
Labelling on each bag or' 
container  must include the 
common name of the  v 
shellfish, date  and area of 
harvest,  name, address and 
registration  number of the 
•Dispatch  Center. 
Products must meet the 
microbiological  guidelines 
as defined  by the Canadian 
Bacteriological  Guidelines 
for  Fish &  Fish Products. 
Products must meet the 
Canadian Guidelines for 
Chemical  Contaminants  in 
Fish and  Fish Products, 
including mercury,  Dioxin, 
PCBs,  DDT  and other 
agricultural  chemicals and 
their  derivative 

To  establish  an 
electronic 
management  of 
the 
lists  :  of 
approved 
dispatch  centers 
in order  to  insure 
their  imediate  up 
dating. 
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Review  of  levels 
of  contaminants 
in 
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by 
accompanied 
a 
issued  by  an 
Certificate 
approved 
Government 
body. 
The  original  harvest  site 
must  be  within Canada. 
Product  must  be  destined 
for. 
Human 
' consumption  and  not  for 
wet  storage,  relaying  or 
depuration in EU. 
Supply  a  list  of.  approved 
Canadian 
processing 
plants. 
Labelling  on  each  bag  or 
container  must  be  marked 
the 
the  name  of 
with 
country, 
shipping 
the 
species 
shellfish 
of 
(common  and  scientific 
official 
names), 
the 
number 
registration 
the  dispatch 
identifying 
center  and 
the  packing 
date. 
Products  must  meet  the 
microbiological 
and 
standards 
toxicological 
established  in chapter  V  of 
the  appendix  to  Directive 
'91/492/EEC 

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13.  Milk and Milk Products for human consumption 

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Animal health 

- Cattle 
including 
buffalo 

- Sheep 
- Goats 

Directive 
64/432, 
92/46 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs.. 
Sec  34. 

2 

i 

Hard  and soft  cheese  not 
regulated. 
If the* cheese  pours it must 
be  certified  as from a 
country free  from FMD. 

-

Nil 

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2 

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Directive 
92/46 
Decisions 
95/343 
97/115 
Decision 
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Canada  requests. 

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requirements 

: 

Not  restricted  if in final 
packaging,  if in bulk  must 
be  end use certified  as  not 
for  livestock  feed  end  to 
have  originated  in a 
country  free  from F M D. 

All  shipments  must be 
accompanied  by a  properly 
completed  certificate  as 
laid  d o wn  in decision 
9 5 / 3 4 5 / EC  modified  by 
decision  9 7 / 1 1 5 / EC 

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Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

-Species 

Trade  Conditions. 

Equiv. 

Special Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

13.  Milk and Milk  Products for human  consumption 

Public Health 

- Pasteurized 

Directive 
92/46 

Joint  assessment 
of  laboratories  to 
be  completed 

Yes  (3) 

Import Declaration is 
prepared by importer 
(Canada)  and presented to 
Customs  on shipment's 
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• 

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H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  34. 

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Food and 
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• 

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H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
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Food and 
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and 
Regulations 
(Section 
BO08) 
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and Dairy 
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. 

Only cheeses ripened for  at 
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can be made  from not 
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Joint  assessment 
of  laboratories  to 
be completed 
-

Products must meet  the 
microbiological  criteria as 
set  out in the  Food and 
Drugs  Regulations and 
Dairy  Products  Regulations. 

Products must meet all 
labelling,  net  quantity and 
composition requirements, 
including additives. 

Only cheeses  ripened for  at 
least  sixty days at  greater 
than two  degrees  celsius 
can be made  from  raw 
milk. 

Food and 
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and 
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14.  Milk and Milk  Based Products  not for human  consumption 

. 

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All  pasteurised 
orUHTor 
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Directives 
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H  of  A  Act 
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2 

No  restriction  if  indicated 
for  human  consumption. 

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2 

Directive 
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H  of  A  Act 
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Canadian compositional  -
standards for fat  content 

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by 

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Meat 
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Act  & Regs. 
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Drugs Act  &  . 
Regs. 
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Directives 
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72/461 
72/462 

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92/118 
72/462, 
80/215, 
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94/65 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52. 

H  of A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52. 

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and Regs Sec 
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Animal health 

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Public  Health 

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Directives 
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72/461, 
72/462 

Directives 
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72/462, 

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64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs, 
Sec  40-52. 
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96-HPP-PHT-
02 

labelled 

If  from  skin must  be  in  final 
package  or 
for 
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rinderpest freedom if  natural 
casings.  • 

I - Pigs 

Directives 
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72/461, 
72/462 

2/4 

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and Regs, 
Sec  40-52. 
Directive AH-
96-HPP-PHI-
02 

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casings. 

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EC 
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92/118 
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94/187 

• 

Nil 

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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. 

iii) accept  that 
trade  in live 
cattle  shall 
proceed  on the 
basis of the  OIE 
recommendations 
as outlined in 
Chapter  3.2.13. 
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International 
Animal  Health 
Code. 

Yes  (2) 

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18.  AnimalCas 

ings not for human  consumption 

Directives 
92/118, 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 

• 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52. 
Directive  AH-
96-HPP-PHI-
02 

Animal health 

- Cattle 
- Sheep 
- Goats 

\ 

i 

\ 
i 

-  Pigs 

Directives 
92/118, 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 

2/4 

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2/4 

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casings. 

labelled 

If  from  skin  must  be  in  final 
package  or 
for 
human  consumption. 
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rinderpest  freedom  if  natural 
casings.-

• 

Nil 

' 

Nil 

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. 

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. 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
94/187 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

Directive 
92/118 
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94/187 

H  of  A  Act 
end Regs. 
Sec  40-
52.Directive 
AH-96-HPP-
PHI-02 

i 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
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Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 

Public Health 

Directive 
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56  4/17/98 

Temperature  of  10°  to  be 
observed 

Horizontal  Issue 

Directive 
77/99/EC 

Meat  < 
Inspection 
Act  &  Regs. 
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Drugs  Act  & 
Regs. 

Yes  (2) 

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-

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Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

19.  Hides  and  skins 

Animal  health 

Directives 
92/118, 
72/461, 
72/462 

Directives 
92/118, 
72/461, 
72/462 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52. 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52. 

2 
E 

2 
E 

-  Cattlef 
-  Sheep 
-  Goats 

-  Pigs 

Public  Health 

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need cert.  Unapproved 
require disinfection. 

Nil 

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acceptance  of 
treatment  of 
hides 

Directive 
92/118, 

Decision 
97/168/EC 

' 

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2 

, 

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•

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f 

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| 
| 
8 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667 

H of A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52 
Directive AH-
PF-NAC-02 

2/4 

Special certification for 
BSE. 

Conditions  depend upon 
product  and origin. 

i 

-

Hof  A  Act 
Manual of 
Procedures 

Nil 

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. 

Directives 
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96/449 
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94/309 
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97/199 

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97/534/EC 

3 

• 

133°C  X  20  min  X  3 
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products 

Ec to evaluate • 
Canadian 
submission on | 
BSE status 

58  4/17/98 

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Equiv. 

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Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

21.  (b) Canned  Petfood  containing  non-mammalian  high/low  risk  material 

Animal health 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667 

2/4 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52 
Directive AH-
PF-NAC-02 • 

Conditions depend  upon 
product  and origin. 

. 

' 

3/2 

Art.  3  Decision  97/199 

H  of A  Act 
Manual of 
Procedures 

Nil  • 

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92/118 
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96/449 
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94/309 
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97/199 

• 

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risk material 

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22.  Canned Petfood containing only low  risk material 

Animal health 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667 

H of A  Act 
and Regs, 
Sec  40-52. 
Directive AH-
96-PF-NAc-
02 

From BSE free  regions only. 

Permit  required.  Specific 
directive. 

H  of  A  Act 
Manual of 
Procedures 

Nil 

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shall  proceed  on 
the  basis  of  the 
OIE 
recommendations 
as  outlined 
in 
Chapter  3.2.13. 
the 
of 
International 
Animal 
Code. 

Health 

Directives 
92/118 
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96/449 
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94/309 
amended  by 
Decision 

97/199 

123.  Dry and Semimoist Petfood  containing  only- low  risk material 

Animal health 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667 

• 

H of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52. 
Directive AH-
96-PF-NAC-
02 

E 

Conditions  relate  to animal • 
source  and disease  risk. 

Permit  required.  Specific 
directive. 

i 

H  of  A  Act 
Manual  of 
Procedures 

Nil 

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shall  proceed  On 
the  basis  of  the 
OIE 
recommendations 
as  outlined 
in 
Chapter  3.2.13. 
of 
the 
International 
Animal 
Code. 

Health 

2 

Directives 
92/118 
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96/449 
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94/309 
amended by 
Decision 

97/199. 

EC to evaluate : 
Canadian 
submission on  -
microbiological;' 
standard  of  final 
products 

EC to  evaluate 
Canadian 
submission on  ; 
microbiological • 
standard of  final 
products 

60  4/17/98 

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H  of A Act 
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96-PF-NAC-
02 

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9 4 / 3 44 

Decision 
9 6 / 4 49 

Accept  that  trade 
shall  proceed  on 
the  basis  of. the 
OIE 
recommendations 
in 
outlined 
as 
3 . 2 . 1 3. 
Chapter 
of 
the 
International 
Animal 
Code. 

Health 

3 

Art.  3  Decision  9 7 / 1 99 

Animal health 
. 

Directives 
9 2 / 1 1 8, 
9 0 / 6 67 

, 

• 

I 

EC to  evaluate 
Canadian 
submission  o n: 
microbiological 
standard  of  final 
products 

EC to  evaluate 
Canadian 

submission on 
BSE  status.  . 

• 

'  • 

, 

.  EC to  eveluate 
Cenadian 
submission  on 
microbiological 
standard  of  final 
products 

.  EC to  evaluate 
additional 
guarantees  for, 
petfood 
containing non, 
mammalian  high 
risk  material 

.  Canada to 
submit  list  of 
approved  plants 

or 

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Special  Conditions 

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Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

.. 

• 

' 

,  i 

Nil 

'.  -  . 

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. 

as above 

Nil 

as above 

Nil 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
91/449 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
91/449 

Directive 
92/118 

as above 

Nil 
1 

Directive 
91/495,92/4 
5. 

4 

' 

4 

4 

4 

-

25.  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. 

4 

- Pigs 

-Poultry 

-Wild game 
and farmed  . 
animal 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462, 
80/215 

Directives 
92/118, 
72/462, 
80/215, 
94/438 

Directives 
92/495, 
92/45 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40,44. 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  40,44. 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  40,44. 

4 

3 

4 

62  4/17/98 

-Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

25.  Bones and Bone' Products for  human  consumption 

• 

Public health 

Directive 
77/99 
64/433 

. 

NE 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if packaged 
for  retail 
sale)  . 

• 

NE 

Directive 
77/99.92/11 
8 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  &  Regs 
(If packaged  • 
for  retail) 

EC.  to  examine 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

on 

-

C3 

J -Commodity 

-Species 

Europeen Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Pubiic 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

t 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

to  examine 

EC 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

on 

1 

j 26.  Bones, horns and hooves and their  Products not for  human consumption  (except meals) 

Animal health 

Directive 
92/118, 
90/667 

H of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec 
40,44,45. 
Directive  90-
03-AP-18 
(under 
review) 

E 

Hooves under  Directive AH-
96-PF-NAC-02. 

Nil 

\ 

2 

• 

Directive 
92/118, 
90/667 
Decisions 
94/446 

as amended 
by  Decision 
97/197 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

64 

4/17/96 

-Commodity 

| 

European Community Exports to Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

. 

-Species. 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

'  Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Standards 

i 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

27.  Processed Animal Protein for human consumption  ("other  products"  as defined  in  77/99/EEC) 

-

If  highly  processed 
labelled 
consumption, 
permit. 

for 

needs 

and 
human 
no 

If  highly  processed 
labelled 
consumption, 
permit. 

for 

needs 

and 
human 
no 

BSE Rules 

If  highly  processed 
labelled 
consumption, 
permit. 

for 

needs 

and 
human 
no 

Nil 

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. 

as above 

Nil 

2 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
91/449 

. 

2 

Directive 
72/462 
Decision 
9.1/449 

as above 

Nil 

Directive' 
92/118 

2 

Animal health 

Ruminants/ 
horses 

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 

-  Pigs  > 

- Poultry 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 
80/215 

Directives 
92/118, 
72/462, 
80/215, 
94/438 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs, 
Sec  40,41. 
Directive AH-
96-HPP-PHT-
02 

H of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  40,41. 
Directive AH-
96-HPP-PHT-
02 

1 

1 

1 

Of 

V 

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8 

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Special  Conditions 

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Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

127.  Processed Animal  Protein for human consumption  ("other  products"  as defined in 

77/99/EEC) 

I 

Animal health 

- Wild game 
and farmed 

| game 

Directives 
92/495,92/4 
5 

H  of A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  40,41. 

2 

Need  official 
cert. 

zoosanitary 

as above 

Nil 

Directive 
91/495, 
92/45 

3 

-

Public Health 

1 

Directive 
77/99 
/ 

NE 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale) 

NE 

Directive 
77/99, 
.92/118 

Decision 
I 97/534/EC 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs  Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and  Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  pkgd. for 
retail sale) 

i  • 

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EC  to  examine 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

on 
s 

• 

66  4/17/98 

-Commodity 

•Species 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadian  Exports  to the  European Community  ' 

™ 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

-Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

: 

Equiv. 

Special Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

i 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

I 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

] 
1 

| 

. 

.  EC to evaluate 
| 
Canadian 
submission on 
8 
microbiological ]'  1 
standard of final  1 
product's 
I 
\ 

EC to evaluate 
Canadian 
submission on  ' 
BSE status 

• . . • • • '1 

. 

• 

3 

/ 

133°C  X  20  min  X  3  bar 
for  high  risk  material  of 
mammalian origin 

Art.  3  Decision  97/199 

•. 

x 

28.  (a) Processed Animal  Protein of  mammalian 

origin not for  human consumption  (feedingstuffs) 

Animal health 

- Ruminants 

i 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667, 
Decision 
92/562, 
94/381, 
94/382 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Part  V. 
Directive AH-
REN-EQU-01 

2/4 

3/4 

From designated  countries 
free  from  List  A diseases 

From non designated. 
countries  with  permit.. 
(Gelatin must  be treated.) 

. \ 

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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 
Manual of 
Procedures 

AH-95-G-01 
AH-95-
HHP/PHT-01 

Directive 
92/118, 
90/667 
Decision 
94/344 
as amended 
by  Decision 
97/198 
Decision 
97/534/EC 

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Trade Conditions 

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Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions  • 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards  .. 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

28. (a) Processed Animal Protein of  mammalian origin not for  human consumption  (feedingstuffs) 

• ! 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667 
Decision 
92/562 

Hot  A  Act 
and Regs. 
PartV. 
Directive AH-
REN-EQU-01 

2 

3 

Permit required unless in 
final packaging or in bulk 
for industrial use,  human 
consumption , 
pharmaceuticals  , lab use 
or pet food. 
Low  risk countries only, 
'disease freedom  statement 

• 

i 

. ' " ' •. 

.'. 

•' 

Hof  A  Act 
Manual of 
Procedures 
AH-95-G-01 
AH-95-
HHP/PHT-01 

' Directive' 
92/118, 
90/667 
Decision 
96/449 
Decision 
94/344  as 
amendeed  by 
Decision 
97/198 

2/3 

133°C  X  20  min  X  3  bar 
for  high  risk  material  of 
mammalian origin 

Art.  3  Decision  97/199 

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' 

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.  EC to evaluate 
Canadian 
submission on  • 
microbiological. 
standard  of  final 
products  . 

.  EC to evaluate 
additional 
guarantees for 
processed anirifal 
protein  . 
dontainfng non  . 
mammalian high 
•• 
risk material 

,' 

.  Canada to 
submit list of 
\. 
approved plants' 

Animal health 

- Ncri-
Ruminants 

• 

' 

. 

68  4/17/88 

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European Community  Exports to  Canada 

Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

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Special Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions' 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

• 

28.  (b) Processed animal protein of non-mammalian  origin not for  human consumption  (feedihgstiiffs) 

E 

Conditions depend upon 
product  and origin. 

H( of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40-52 
Directive AH-
PF-NAC-02 

• 

Animal health 

Directives 
92/118, 
90/667 

J 

' 

• 

.'  " 

H  of  A  Act 
Manual of 
Procedures 

Nil 

Directives 
92/118 
Decision 
96/449 
Decision 
94/309 
amended by 
Decision 
97/198 

•' i 

I 

Art.  3  Decision  97/199 

.

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standard  of final  1 
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risk material 

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— 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

29.  Serum of  Equidae 

Animal health 

Directive 
92/118 

Public Health 

H  of A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40,51. 

2 

Permit required. 
For lab use. 

Nil 

, 

• 

f 

Nil 

-

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
94/143 

. 

•  • 

4 

i 

' 

30.  Blood and Blood Products  intended for  human consumption  ("other products"  as defined  in 77/99  EEC) 

2 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.40,51. 
Directive AH-
95-G-01 

Disease  freedom statement 
and  heat treatment. 
Depends upon whether 
in bulk  or prepackaged. 

Recognize 
regionalization of 
FMD 

Nil  • 

Review  BSE 
Rules 

2 

Directive 
72/462, 
Decision 
91/449 
Decision 
96/405/EC 

, 

Not  regulated  if 
freezing  or 
refrigeration  not 
required  and  if 
packaged  for  sale 

i 

i 

! 

2 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40,  5 1. 
Directive  AH-
95-G-01 

Disease freedom  statement 
and  heat  treatment. 
Depends  upon  whether 
in bulk  or prepackaged. 

Recognize 
regionalization of 
FMD 

Nil 

Directive 

2 

91/494/EC 
92/118 

Decision 

96/405/EC 

Not  regulated  if 
freezing  or 
refrigeration  not 
required  and  if 
, 
packaged  for  sale 

' 

-

i 
\ 

Animal health 

- Red Meat 
(ruminants/ 
horses) 

-  Pigs 

-  Poultry 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462, 
80/215 

Directive 

91/494/EC 
91/49 5/EC 

Decision 
96/405/EC 

Directives 

91/494/EC 

91/49 5/EC 
92/118, 
72/462, 
80/215, 
94/438 

70  4/17/98 

-Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports to  Canada 

•  Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions. 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animaj/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

t 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC . 
Standards 

(Cat) 

30. Blood and Blood Products intended for human consumption ("other products" as defined in 77/99 EEC) 

Animal health 

i 

- Wild game 
and farmed 
game 

. 

Directives 
92/495, 
92/45 

Public Health 

Directive 
77/99 

• 

Disease  freedom statement 
and  heat treatment. 
Depends upon  whether' 
in bulk or prepackaged. 

Recognize 
regionalization of 
FMD 

•Nil 

• 

Directive 
91,495,92/4 
5, 

2 

2 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
SEc  40,51. 
Directive  AH-
95-G-01 

i 

Not regulated if 
freezing or 
refrigeration not 
required and if 
packaged for sale 

Yes  (2) 

Temperature  of  10°  to  be 
observed 

Discussion 

Horizontal issue 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale) 

Directive 
77/99, 
92/118  Draft 

Yes  (2) 

Horizontal issue 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs; 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and  Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sale) 

'  | 

I 
• 1 

.  :• 

;. 

71  4/L7/98 

•Commodity 

•Species 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian  Exports  to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health  '  ' 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

31.  Blood and  Blood Products not intended for human  consumption 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  40,51, 

Need cert  of  origin  from 
designated  country, 
processing  if  non 
designated. 

Animal health 

Directive 

91/667 
92/118 
Decision 
92/183 
94/187 

Public Health 

H  of  A  Act 
Manual  of 
Procedures 
Directive  AH-
95-G-01 

Directive 

91/667 

92/118 
Decision 
92/183 
Decision 
96/405/EC 

Not  regulated  if  freezing  or 
refrigeration  not 
required 
and if  packaged  for  sale. 

72  4 / 1 7 / 98 

-Commodity 

•Species 

European Community  Exports  to Canada 

Canadian  Exports to the  European Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

32.  Lard and Rendered Fats intended for human consumption  ("other  products"  as defined 

I  in  77/99) 

Animal health 

- Red Meat 
(ruminants/ 
horses) 

- Pigs 

-  Poultry 

- Wild Game 
and farmed 
game 

Directives 
64/432, 
72/461, 
72/462 
80/215 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  40. 
Directive AH-
95-G-01 

Directives 
92/118, 
•72/462, 
80/215, 
94/438 

Directives 
92/495, 
92/45 

H  of  A  Act 
end Regs. 
Sec  40. 
Directive  AH-
95-G-01 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40. 
Directive AH-
95-G-01 

2 

2 

2 

Specific  directive  and 
certificate  of origin. 
Tallow  exempt. 

Nil 

Nil 

Directive  ' 
72/462 
Decision 
91/449, 

Specific  directive  and 
certificate  of  origin. Tallow 
exempt. 

Nil 

Nil 

Directive 
92/118 

Specific  directive  and 
certificate  of origin. 
Tallow  exempt. 

Nil 

Nil 

Directive 
91/495, 
92/45 

• 

Not  regulated  if  shelf 
stable  and  packaged 
for  sale 

Not  regulated  if  shelf 
stable  and  packaged 
for  sale 

Not  regulated  if  shelf 
stable  and  packaged 
for  sale 

2 

2 

2 

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Actions 

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Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

32.  Lard and Rendered Fats intended for  human consumption  ("other products" 

as defined  in  77/99) 

Public" Health 

Directive 
77/99 

Yes  (2) 

Temperature  of  10°  to  be 
observed 

Horizontal issue 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act & Regs. 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if packaged, 
for retail 
sale) 

Yes(2) 

Horizontal  issue 

Directive 
77/99, 
92/118 
Decision 
97/534/EC 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 
Food & 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  &  Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail 
sele) -

- i 

74  4/17/98 

-Commodity 

-Spocies 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian  Exports to the  European Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

33.  Lard and Rendered  Fats not  intended for  human  consumption 

' 

Animal health 

Directive 
92/118, 
90/667 

Hof  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40. 

4* 

Directive AH-
95-G-01 

2 

Public  health 

Specific  directive and 
certificate  of  origin. 
Entry permitted  case by 
case determined  by risk.. 

Tallow  exempt: 
From designated  countries 
cert  of  origin, From others 
need permit  and processing 

"- 

•' 

H  of  A  Act 
Manual of 
Procedures 

Directive 
92/118, 
90/667 
Decision 
97/534/EC 

2 

Specify Tellow  for 
petrochemical  industry.  To 

be exempted. 
Not  regulated  if  shelf 
stable  and packaged for 
sale 

EC to issue 
decision 
exempting those 
products  from 
92/118  and 
90/667 
EC to evaluate 
Canadian 
submission on 
BSE status 

: 

. 

' i. 
34.  Raw Material for feeding stuffs, pharmaceutical  or technical use 

• 

• 

. 

•• 

" 

• 

• 

:'  • 

- 

" 

r-  • 

Animal health 

Directive 
92/118 
90/667 
Decision 
89/19, 
92/183 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  40,51. 

2 

Glands and organs  require 
certificate  and disease 
freedom statement. 

Nil 

Nil 

3 

Directive 
92/118 
90/667 
Decision 
89/19, 
92/183 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

Public  health 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 

Meat 
Inspection 
Act  & Regs. 

Directive 

97/1 /EC 

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Trade Conditions 

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Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

36.  Apiculture  Products for apiculture 

Animal health 

Directive 
92/118 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Part VI. 
Industry 
consultation. 

Must  be subjected  to 
treatment ie;freeze drying, 
irradiation, vacuum 
packaging. 

Review 
conditions  by  97-
03-01 

Used  hives or  equipment 
prohibited. 

Directive 
92/118  . 
Decision 
94/860 

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 

Bee products used for 
animal or human feed or 
industrial use is not 
restricted.  Bee products 
used for bee feeding  must 
be treated. 

Used  equipment  prohibited. 

Public health 

137.  Game Trophies1 

I Animal health 

Directive 
92/118 
72/462 

2 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
SEo 40,42. 

Mounted • no  restrictions 
Unmounted  and raw -
disinfection • 

-

Nil 

'  Nil 

1 Public Health 

Directive 
92/118 
96/500/EC 

3 

' 

'  l 

.

.

.. 

• 

_

'

•. 

76  4 / 1 7 / 98 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian  Exports  to the  European  Community 

H  of  A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  46. 
Directive AH-
96-FERT-01 

From  designated,  countries 
need  cert  of  freedom  from 
List A diseases. 

Non  designated  countries 
need  permit 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 

Directive 
92/118 
Draft 
Decision 
96/109/EC 

•Commodity 

•Spscies 

38.  Manure 

Animal health 

Directive 
92/118 

Public health 

139.  Wool, feathers and hair 

Directive 
92/118 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
94/435 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  42,52. 

H  of A  Act 
and Regs. 
Sec  42,52. 

Statement  of disease 
freedom,.certificate.  Must 
be clean. 

Statement  of disease 
freedom,  certificate.  Must 
be clean. 

Nil 

Nil 

Directive 
92/118 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
94/435 

Clean  etc 

Clean  etc 

Animal health 

I-Wool 

Pigbristle 

Public Health 

& 
in 

4 / 1 7 / 9B 

-Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

.  t 
Canadian  . 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
1 Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

40.  Honey 

• 

Animal health 

Public Health 

Directive 
92/118 

Nil 

41.  Frog's Legs 

Animal health 

Public health 

Directive 
92/118 

Nil 

Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act & Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

-

E 

E 

E 

• 

• 

' 

' I 

NE 

NE 

NE 

NE 

Directive 
92/118 

' 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
96/340/EC 

Food and 
Drugs  Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if packaged 
for  retail sale) 

78  4 / 1 7 / 98 

-Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animel/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat)  * 

142.  Snails for human consumption 

1 Animal health 
fi 
1 
1 

Public Health 

Directive 
92/118 

E 

E 

Nil (Plant 
Protection 
prohibition of 
terrestrial 
, 
snails) 

Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act & Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

E 

E 

• 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
96/340/EC 

Food and 
Drugs Act  & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs, 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

. 

•  • 

Of. 

in 

fl/17/qfl 

-Commodity 

-Species  * 

European Community  Exports to Canada 

Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Heelth 

EC 
Standards 

t 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

•  • 

1 

! 

-

• 

Cw 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
94/187 
94/344 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision  . 
97/38/EC 

Decision 
97/534/EC 

Directive 
AH-95-G-01 

Canada . 
Agricultural. 
'Products  Act, 
Egg  & 
Processed 
Egg 
Regulations 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs: 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs. 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

43.  Egg Products intended for  human  consumption 

2/3 

Need  cert  of  origin from 
designated  country,  cert of 
treatment  from non 
designated. 

Each shipment  accompanied 
by  produce  and'  process 
by-
certification  :  signed 
official 
government 
authority 

,« 

H  of  A Act 
and Regs. 
Sec.  34. 
Directive Ah-
96-EGG-
ovb-oi 

, 

Canada 
Agricultural  • 
Products  Act, 
Egg and 
Processed. 
Egg 
Regulations 
Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 
Consumer 
Packaging 
and Labelling 
Act  & Regs. 
(if  packaged 
for  retail sale) 

Animal health 

Public  Health 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
94/187 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
97/38/EC 

• 

80  4/17/98 

Decision 
97/534/EC 
applicable 
pending 
the 
definition  of  egg 
products 

' • 

EC 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

to  examine 1 
| 
on | 
I 
!  : 

-Commodity 

-Species 

European Community  Exports  to  Canada. 

Canadian  Exports to the  European  Community 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

Trade  Conditions 

Equiv. 

Special  Conditions 

Actions 

-Animal/Public 
Health 

EC 
Standards 

Canadian 
Standards 

(Cat) 

Canadian 
Standards 

EC 
Standards 

(Cat) 

44.  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 

Public  Health 

Directive 
92/118 

Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 

NE 

From designated  countries 
stetement  of  FMD freedom, 

Nil 

Directive 
92/118 

from non designated 
treatment." 

Food and 
Drugs Act & 
Regs. 

Directive 
92/118 
Decision 
97/534/EC 

NE 

g] 

4/17/98 

to  exemine 

EC 
Canadian 
submission 
BSE status 

on 

ANNEX  VI 
GUIDELINES  ON PROCEDURES  FOR  CONDUCTING  AN AUDIT 

General  principles 

{. 1.  -  Audits should be made in co-operation between the auditing party (the "auditor") and 
the audited party, (the "auditee") in accordance with the provisions set out in this Annex. ~ 

Audits should be designed to check the effectiveness  of the controlling authority rather 

1.2. 
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 audita unsatisfactory performance must be corrected 
by the auditee to the auditor's satisfaction. 

1.4. 
manner. 

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

. 

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; 

the date and place of the audit, along with a timetable up to and including the issue of 

2.2. 
the final report; 

2.3. 

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

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

a schedule of meetings with officials  and visits to establishments or facilities, as 
2.5. 
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; 

subject to provisions on freedom of information, respect of commercial  confidentiality 

2.6. 
shall be observed by the auditor. Conflicts of interest must be avoided; 

2.7 

respect of the rules governing occupational health and safety. 

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This plan should be reviewed in advance with representatives  of the auditeë. 

3. 

Principles  relating  to the  Auditee 

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

The auditee must co-operate fully  with the auditor and should nominate  personnel 

3.1. 
responsible for this task.  Co-operation 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. 

The auditee must operate a documented programme to demonstrate to the auditor  that 

3.2. 
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 thé 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  uv4.2. 

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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 a 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. 

84 

ANNEX VH 

CERTIFICATION 

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

Health attestations: 

(to be completed) 

85 

A N N EX  y ra 
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 

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY 

• 

. 

: 

. 

-  • 

• 

• 

: 

;. 

-. 

1.  Documentary 
Bom Parties will perform documentary checks 
2.  Physical  Checks 
Live Animals 
Semen/Embryos/Ova 
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 

; 

• 

-

R A TE 
100% 
-. 
: 
100% 
100% 

•) 
) 
) 
) 
) 
) 
) 
)10% 
) 
) 
) 
) 
) 
) 

TYPE OF FRONTIER CHECK 

MAXIMUM FREQUENCY 
RATE 

86 

Animal Products not for human consumption 
Lard and rendered fats 
Animal casings 
Milk and milk products 
Gelatin 
Bones and bone products 
Hides and skins ungulates 
Game trophies 
Processed petfood 
Raw material for the manufacture of petfood 
Raw material, blood, blood products, glands and organs for 
phannaceutical/technical use 
Processed animal protein (packaged) 

^ 

Bristles, wool, hair and feathers 
Horns, horn products, hooves and hoof products 
Apiculture products 

• 

' 

"  . 

Hatching eggs 

) 
) 
) 
) 
) 
)10% 
) 
) 
) 
) 
) 

[100%] 
[100%] 
[100%] 

[100%] 

Manure (no trade) 
Hay and straw (no trade) 
Processed animal protein not for human consumption (bulked) 

.  . 

' •  • -  • 

, 

Live bivalve molluscan shellfish 
Fish and fishery products for human consumption 

. 

. 
100% for the first 6 
consignments (as per 
Council Directive. 
92/llo7EEC),then20% 
10% 
10% 

Fish products in hermetically sealed containers intended to render them 
stable at ambient temperatures, fresh and frozen fish and dry and/or salted 
fisheries  products. Other fishery products. 

| 

; 

•• 

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 parry. 

87 

...ANNEXIX 
OUTSTANDING ISSUES 

1. 

The Parties  agree that the following areas are to be addressed, as part of a work programmé, in order 
to explore the possibility of achieving equivalency on the following items: 

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. 

88 

A N N EX  X 

CONTACT  POINTS  FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OK THIS  AGREEMENT 

A Party  may unilaterally  amend  its section  of this Annex.  Such  amendments  shall  be  notified 
to the other  Party without  delay, arid shall  come into force-on  vhe liaie specified  in (he 
notification,  but  shall  not  come into Jorce prior 10 the date of  the noiincaiion. 

Pursuant  to Article  15(3). the following  are the contact  points  for ecsci; of the Parties. 

For  Canada 

The  [initial] contact  point is: 

Agriculture  Counsellor 
Agriculture  Section 
Canadian  Mission  to the European  Union 
2 Avenue de Tervuren 
1040 Brussels,  Belgium 

Telephone:  (32) 2 741 -0610 (Agriculture  Counsellor) 

(32) 2 741-0698 (Agricultural Affairs  Assistant) 
(32) 2 741-0611  (Switchboard) 
(32)2  741-0629 

Facsimile: 

. 

. 

Other  important  contacts are: 

For matters  related  to agriculture and agri-food  products: 

Director  General 
Food  Inspection  Directorate 
Food  Production and Inspection Branch 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
59 Camelot  Drive 
Ncpean,  Ontario 
K1A0Y9 

For matters related to fish and fishery products generally: 

Director  General 
Inspection  Directorate 
Department  of Fisheries and Oceans 
200  Kent  Street 
Ottawa,  Ontario 
K1A0E6 

For  matters  specifically  related  to fish health and diseases: 

Director 
Aquaculture  and  Oceans  Science  Branch 
Department  of Fisheries and  oceans 

. 

Si 

\.,L:-

200 Kent Street 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1AÔE6 

For matters related to human health: 

Director General 
Food Directorate 
Health Protection Branch 
Health Canada 
Health Protection Building, Tunney's Pasture 
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A0L2 

For the Community 

The [initial] contact point is: 

The Director 
DGVI.B.H Quality and Health 
Commission of the European Communities 
rue de la Loi, 84 Room 6/3 
Brussels, Belgium 

, 

: 

Telephone:  (32)2 296 3314 
Facsimile:  (32)2  295WXYZ 

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