Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products
Date: 1998-12-17
Institutions: Canada, European Community
Subjects: Canada, animal product, health control, health legislation, live animal, trade agreement (EU), veterinary legislation

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/3

AGREEMENT

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

THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITY  (the  ‘Community’)

and

THE  GOVERNMENT  OF  CANADA  (‘Canada’)

hereinafter  referred  to  collectively  as  the  ‘Parties’:

ACKNOWLEDGING  that  their  systems  of  sanitary  measures  are  intended  to  provide  comparable  health
assurances;

REAFFIRMING  their  commitment  to  their  rights  and  obligations  under  the  Marrakesh  Agreement
establishing  the  World  Trade  Organisation  (the  ‘WTO  Agreement’),  and  its  Annexes,  in  particular  the
Agreement  on  the  application  of  sanitary  and  phytosanitary  measures  (the  ‘SPS  Agreement’);

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

RESOLVING  to  take  the  fullest  account  of  the  risk  of  spread  of  animal  infection  and  disease  and  the
measures  put  in  place  to  control  and  eradicate  such  infections  and  diseases,  and  in  particular  to  avoid
disruptions  to  trade,

HAVE  AGREED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

Objective

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

Article  2

Definitions

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

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

(e)

responsible  authorities  means:

(i)

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

(ii)

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

For  the  purposes  of  this  Agreement:

(a)

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

Article  3

Scope

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

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

L 71/4

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

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

basis for trade from a party whose territory is affected by
one  or  more  of  the  diseases  listed  in  Annex  III.

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

labelling  of 

standards), 

flavours, 

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

Article  6

Recognition  of  equivalence

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

importing  Party’s  appropriate 

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

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

Article  7

Criteria  for  recognition  of  equivalence

Article  4

Relation  to  the  WTO  Agreement

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

Article  5

Recognition  of  regional  conditions

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

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

3. Without  prejudice  to  paragraph  2,  the  importing
Party  shall  recognise  regionalisation  decisions  taken  in
accordance  with  criteria  as  defined  in  Annex  IV  as  the

In  determining  whether  a 

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

(i)

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

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

importing  Party  of 

the 

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

its  view  that 

(iv) assessment  by  the  importing  Party  of  whether  the
exporting  Party’s  sanitary  measures  achieve  the
level  of  sanitary
importing  Party’s  appropriate 
protection;  this  step  may  include  an  evaluation  of:

(a)

(b)

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

the  legislation  authority,  standards,  practices
and  procedures  including  those  of  laboratories,
as  well  as  the  programmes  in  place  to  ensure
that the domestic requirements of the exporting
Party  and  the  importing  Party’s  requirements
are  met;

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/5

(c)

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

which is prescribed in Annex VII. The Parties may jointly
determine  principles  or  guidelines  for  certification.  Any
such  principles  or  guidelines  shall  be  set  out 
in
Annex  VII.

(d)

the  performance  of  the  relevant  responsible
authorities in relation to the control programme
and  assurances.

The  importing  Party  may  carry  out  audit  and
accordance  with
verification  procedures, 
Article  10,  to  assist  this  assessment.

in 

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

In 

carrying  out 

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

the  process  described 

Article  8

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

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

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

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

Article  9

Health  certificate

When  required,  each  consignment  of  live  animals  or
animal  products  presented  for  import,  and  for  which
equivalence  has  been  recognised,  will  be  accompanied  by
an  official  health  certificate,  the  model  attestation  of

Article  10

Audit  and  verification

in 

To  maintain 

1.
effective
confidence 
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.

the 

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

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

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

Upon the mutual consent of the Parties, either Party

5.
may:

(a)

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

(b) use 

the  results  and  conclusions  of 

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

Article  11

Frontier  (import)  checks  and  inspection  fees

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

importation  of  a 

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

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

4. Wherever  possible, 
importer  of  a  non-
conforming  consignment,  or  his  representative,  shall  be
notified  of  the  reason  for  non-conformity,  and  shall  be

the 

L 71/6

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

given  access  to  the  consignment  and  the  opportunity  to
contribute  relevant  information  to  assist  the  importing
Party  in  taking  a  final  decision.

the  situation  shall  be  held  within  14  days  of  the
notification.  The  Parties  shall  take  due  account  of  any
information  provided  through  such  consultations.

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

Article  14

Information  exchange

Article  12

Notification  and  consultation

1.

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

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

the  efficacy  of 

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

The  information  exchange  on  changes  in  their
relevant

sanitary  measures,  and  other 

2.
respective 
information,  shall  include:

(a)

(b)

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

(a)

(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 
in
preventative policies,  including  vaccination  policies.

changes 

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

(b) briefing  on  current  developments  affecting  trade  in

live  animals  and  animal  products;

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

(c)

information  on 
verification  procedures  provided  for  in  Article  10.

the  results  of 

the  audit  and

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

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

The contact points for this exchange of information

3.
are  set  out  in  Annex  X.

The  Parties  shall  provide  for  the  submission  of
4.
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  13

Safeguard clause

Article  15

Outstanding  issues

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  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.

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/7

Article  16

Joint  Management  Committee

Parties.  Membership  of  such  ad  hoc  groups  need  not  be
restricted  to  representatives  of  the  Parties.

‘the  Committee’), 

Joint  Management  Committee 
to  as 

(hereinafter
A 
1.
referred 
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 
thereafter.  The
Committee  may  also  address  issues  out  of  session  by
correspondence.

least  annually 

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

this  Agreement.  Following 

issue  a  report  of 

its 

Article  17

Territorial application

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

Article  18

Final  provisions

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

The  Parties  agree  to  establish  technical  working
4.
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

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

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

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

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

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

For  the  European  Community

For  the  Government  of  Canada

L 71/8

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

LIST  OF  ANNEXES

ANNEX  I

Live  animals  and  products

ANNEX  II

Responsible  authorities

ANNEX  III

Diseases  for  which  regionalisation  decisions  can  be  taken

ANNEX  IV

Regionalisation  and  zoning

ANNEX  V

Recognition  of  sanitary  measures

ANNEX  VI

Guidelines  on  procedures  for  conducting  an  audit

ANNEX  VII

Certification

ANNEX  VIII

Frontier  checks

ANNEX  IX

Outstanding  issues

ANNEX  X

Contact  points

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/9

ANNEX  I

LIVE  ANIMALS  AND  ANIMAL  PRODUCTS

Live  animals  and  animal
products

For  imports  into  Canada,
as  defined  by:

For  imports  into  the  Community,
as  defined  by:

1. Live  cattle  and  pigs

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  64/432/EEC  of
26  June  1964

2. Bovine  semen

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  88/407/EEC  of
14  June  1988

3. Bovine  embryos

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  89/556/EEC  of
25  September  1989

4. Live  horses

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  90/426/EEC  of
26  June  1990

5. Pig  semen

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  90/429/EEC  of
26  June  1990

6. Poultry  and  hatching

eggs

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  90/539/EEC  of
15  October  1990

7. Live  aquaculture  animals

and  aquaculture
products

Fish  Health  Protection  Regulations
made  under 
the  Fisheries  Act,
R.S.C.,  1985,  c.  F-14
Fish  Inspection  Regulations  made
under  the  Fish  Inspection  Act,
R.S.C.,  1985,  c.  F-12

Council  Directive  91/67/EEC  of
28  January  1991

8. Live  sheep  and  goats

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  91/68/EEC  of
28  January  1991

9. Other live animals,

semen,  ova  and  embryos
from  the  animal  species
not  referred  to  in
points  1  to  8

10. Fresh  meat

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)

Council  Directive  92/65/EEC  of
13  July  1992

Meat  Inspection  Regulations  —
(food  animal,  meat,
definitions 
meat  by-product,  mechanically
separated  meat)  and  Schedule  I
(fresh)

Council  Directive  64/433/EEC  of
26  June  1964

11. Fresh  poultry  meat

Meat  Inspection  Regulations  —
definitions  (as  above,  bird)

Council  Directive  71/118/EEC  of
15  February  1971

12. Meat  products

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

Council  Directive  77/99/EEC  of
21  December  1976

L 71/10

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

Live  animals  and  animal
products

For  imports  into  Canada,
as  defined  by:

For  imports  into  the  Community,
as  defined  by:

13. Minced  meat  and  meat

preparations

No  specific  definition  (would  be
processed,  fresh  meat  and  poultry
meat)  standard  in  Schedule  I

Council  Directive  94/65/EEC  of
14  December  1994

14. Egg  products
Shell eggs

15. Live  bivalve  molluscs

Council  Directive  89/437/EEC  of
20  June  1989

Council  Directive  91/492/EEC  of
15  July  1991

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

Fish  Inspection  Regulations  made
under  the  Fish  Inspection  Act,
R.S.C.,  1985,  c.  F-12
Fish  Health  Protection  Regulations
of
and 
the  Management 
Fisheries
Contaminated 
the
Regulations  made 
1985,
Fisheries  Act,  R.S.C., 
c.  F-14

under 

16. Fishery  products

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

Council  Directive  91/493/EEC  of
22  July  1991

17. Farmed  game  meat

Meat  Inspection  Regulations  —
definitions  (farmed  game  animal
and  thereafter  as  for  fresh  meat
and  fresh  poultry  meat)

Council  Directive  91/495/EEC  of
27  November  1991

18. Wild  game  meat

Meat  Inspection  Regulations  —
are
recognised 
only 
muskox,  caribou  and  reindeer

species 

Council  Directive  92/45/EEC  of
16  June  1992

19. Milk  and  milk  products — Dairy  Product

Regulations  (CAP)

— Food  and  Drug  Regulations

— Consumer  Packaging  and
Labelling Regulations

Council  Directive  92/46/EEC  of
16  June  1992

20. Animal waste

21. Animal  products  not

referred  to  in
points  10—20

Health  of  Animals  Regulations
(CRC,  c.  296)
Meat  Inspection  Regulations  —
definitions  (as  appropriate)

Council  Directive  90/667/EEC  of
27  November  1990

Council  Directive  92/118/EEC  of
17  December  1992

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/11

ANNEX  II

RESPONSIBLE  AUTHORITIES

A. Responsible  authorities  of  Canada

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

B. Responsible  authorities  of  the  Community

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

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

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

L 71/12

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

ANNEX  III

DISEASES  FOR  WHICH  REGIONALISATION  DECISIONS  CAN  BE  TAKEN

Disease

Foot-and-mouth  disesase

LEGAL BASIS

EC

64/432,
85/511

Canada

Health  of  Animals  Act  Sections  5,  22
through  27,  and  64;  Health  of  Animals
Regulations  Sections  90  and  91,  and
Schedule  2  of  the  Reportable  Disease
Regulations

Vesicular  stomatitis

92/119

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

Swine  vesicular  disease

64/432,
92/119

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

Rinderpest

64/432,
92/119

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

Peste  des  petits  ruminants

92/119

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

Contagious  bovine  pleuropneumonia

64/432

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

Lumpy  skin  disease

92/119

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

Rift  Valley  fever

Bluetongue

92/119

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

92/119

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

Sheep  pox  and  goat  pox

92/119

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

African  horse  sickness

90/426,
92/35

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

African  swine  fever

Classical  swine  fever

64/432

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

64/432,
80/217

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

Fowl  plague  (highly  pathogenic  avian
influenza)

90/539,
92/40

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

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/13

Disease

EC

Canada

Newcastle disease

90/539,
92/66

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

Venezualan  equine  encephalomyelitis

90/426

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

Epizootic  haemorrhagic  disease

92/119

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

Teschen

92/119

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

Aquaculture  diseases

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

L 71/14

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

ANNEX  IV

REGIONALISATION  AND  ZONING

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

Animal  diseases

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

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

1.

source  risk  factors;

2. commodity  risk  factors;

3. destination  risk  factors.

Source  risk  factors

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other  factors  to  be  considered  include:

— disease  history,

— vaccination history,

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

— animal  identification  and  recording,

— presence  of  disease  in  adjacent  areas,

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/15

— physical  barriers  between  zones  of  differing  status,

— meteorological conditions,

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

— presence  of  vectors  and/or  reservoirs,

— active  control  and  eradication  programmes  (where  appropriate),

— ante  and  post  mortem  inspection  system.

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

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

The  zones  so  defined  may  be  assigned  a  risk  category.

Possible  categories  are:

— low/negligible risk,

— medium  risk,

— high risk,

— unknown  risk.

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

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

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

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

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

Commodity  risk  factors

These include:

— is  the  disease  transmissible  by  the  commodity?

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

animal?

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

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

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

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

Appropriate  tests  and  quarantine  will  reduce  the  risk.

Destination  risk  factor

— presence  of  susceptible  animals;

— presence  of  vectors;

— possible  vector-free  period;

L 71/16

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

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

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

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

Aquaculture  diseases

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

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/17

ANNEX  V

RECOGNITION  OF  SANITARY  MEASURES

Yes  (1)

Yes  (2)

Yes  (3)

NE

E

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

Further  evaluation  required.  Trade  may  occur  if  the  exporting  Party  meets  the
importing  Party’s  requirements.

Special  conditions:

conditions  to  be  respected  for  export,  in  addition  to  those  required  on  the
domestic  market:

AD

AI

BSE

BVD

C

CFIA

CSF

EBL

Equiv

FMD

Aujeszky’s disease

Avian  Influenza

Bovine  spongiform  encephalopathy

Bovine  viral  diarrhoea

Celsius

Canadian  Food  Inspection  Agency

Classical  swine  fever

Enzootic  bovine  leucosis

Equivalent

Foot-and-mouth  disease

H  of  A  Act  and  Regs. The  Health  of  Animals  Act

IBD

IBR

IVF

JD

MV

ND

OIE

PM

PRRS

ScVC

Std

SVD

UHT

Infectious  bursal  disease

Infectious  Bovine  Rhinotracheitis

In  vitro  fertilised

Johne’s  disease

Maedi-visna

Newcastle disease

Office  International  des  Epizooties

Post  mortem

Porcine  reproductive  and  respiratory  syndrome

Scientific  Veterinary  Committee

Standard

Swine  vesicular  disease

Ultra  high  temperature

European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

1. Live animals

Animal health

Yes 3

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Disease
Control
MOP

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

Canada  requests  that  EC
accept  as  official  tests
those  that  become
recognised  by  OIE

— Equidae

Directive
90/426

H  of  A  Act
&  Regs.,
Permit
conditions

Yes 2

EC  resquests  Canada  to:

(i) consider  reducing
the  post-import
quarantine  time  to
that  quarantine  time
to  that  necessary  to
ensure  freedom  of
the  animals  from
diseases  of  concern

(ii) amend  reqmt,  for
piroplasmosis
freedom  to  freedom
from  notifiable
diseases  within
10  km  of  the
holding  for  12
months

(iii) amend  statements
regarding disease
freedom  to  the
wording  in
Article  4(5)  of
90/426

(iv) amend piroplasmosis
test  to  test  approved
by  CFIA

L
7
1
1
8

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
— Bovine animals Directives

64/432
72/462

E

H  of  A  Act
&  Regs.
Permit
conditions

EC  requests  Canada  to:

(i) accept  items,  (i),  (ii)
and  (vii)  under
Canadian  exports,
for  exports  from  the
EC  to  Canada

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

Directive
72/462
Decision
83/494

(ii) eliminate  post

import  requirements
or  at  least  to  reduce
the  duration  and
severity  of
quarantine/isolation
to  the  time  and  tests
necessary  to
determine  freedom
from  diseases  of
concern

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

Yes 3 Footnote  D

Canada  requests  that  EC

(i) accept  cattle

inspected  within  48
hours  of  departure

(ii) accept  cattle

without  TB  and
brucellosis  test  if
they  originate  from
free  regions

(iii)

review  EBL  rules

(iv) accept  cattle  on
basis  of  a
statement
indicating  that  the
holding  is  not
under  restriction
due  to  an  outbreak
of  rabies  or
anthrax

(v)

remove  the
rquirement  for
mastitis  test

(vi)

review  Blue-tongue
&  EHD  tests  and
requirements  and
seasonal
restrictions  for
these  diseases

(vii)

review  IBR
requirements

(viii)

re-examine
requirement  that
animals be
conceived  in
Canada

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
1
9

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

1. Live  animals  —  Animal  health  (cont’d)

— Sheep/goats

Directive
91/68

E

H  of  A  Act
&  Regs.
Permit
conditions

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Directive
91/68

E

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

EC  requests  that  Canada

(i) accept  animals  from
a  region  in  which
scrapie  is  notifiable,
the  holding  has  been
free  for  two  years
and  where  the
holding  is  subjet  to
sampling  for  the
disease

(ii)

justify  the
requirement  that
animals  must
originate  from  a
region  which  is  free
from  BSE

(iii) delete  the

requirement  for
regional  freedom
from  B.  ovis,
paratuberculosis,
enzootic  abortion
and
echinococcus/
hydatidosis

(iv) delete  test

requirements  for
leptospirosis,
paratuberculosis,
enzootic  arbortion
MV/CAE,  Q  fever
and  the  test  for
tuberculosis  from
free  regions

Canada  requests  the  EC
to:

(i)

justify  the  reqmts.
for  regional  freedom
from  contagious
agalactia

(ii)

remove  reqmt.  for
seasonal  importation

(iii) accept  animals  from
holding  free  of
scrapie  5  years  &
not  the  progeny  of
an  affected  dam

(iv)

remove  reqmt.  for
flock  testing  for
MV/CAE,  B.  ovis
and  B.  melitensis,
pre-embarkation
quarantine;  and  tests
for  brucellosis  from
free  areas,  MV/CAE
and  contagious
agalactia  except  for
animals  destined  to
free  regions  and
tests  for  bluetongue
and  EHD

L
7
1
2
0

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
(v) eliminate  post

import  requirements
or  at  least  to  reduce
the  duration  and
severity  of
qurantine/isolation
to  the  time  ans  tests
necessary  to
determine  freedom
from  diseases  of
concern

(v) accept  on  the  basis
of  93/198  Part  1.b

— Swine

Directives
64/432
72/462
90/425

H  of  A  Act
&  Regs.,
Permit
conditions

Yes 3

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

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decision
83/494

Yes 3 Footnote  E

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) accept  animals

without  test  for
Teschen  disease

(ii) delete  requirement

for  percentage  herd
test  for  swine
influenza  and  TGE

— Dogs  and  Cats Directive

92/65

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec.  17  &  18

Yes 2 Must  have  cert.  of

rabies  vaccination  or
country  freedom.
Additional vaccination
requirements  and
humane  considerations
for  puppies

Directive
92/65

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

Yes 2 Quarantine  required  for

movement  to  United
Kingdom,  Ireland  and
Sweden.
Otherwise vaccination
and  test

Canada  requests  that  EC
accept  animals  into  free
regions  with  a  record  of
rabies  vaccination  and
booster  without
quarantine

— ‘Balai’ animals Directive

92/65

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

E

Directive
92/65

Yes 3

Canada  requests  that  EC
procedure  import
conditions  for  farmed
cervidae, and camelidae
and  bison

EC  requests  Canada  to
review  import  conditions
for  cervidae  and
camelidae

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Disease

control
programs
and  ungulate
movement
control  apply
to  these
animals

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
2
1

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

2. Live  poultry  and  hatching  eggs

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Animals  health

Directive
90/539
Decision
93/342

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Permit
conditions

Yes 3

EC  requests  Canada  to:

(i) Establish  generic

conditions

(ii) Review  requirements
for  TRT  and  EDS

Yes 3

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

Directive
90/539
Decisions
93/432
96/482

3. Semen

Animal health

— Bovine

Directive
88/407

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Permit
conditions

Yes 2 Seronegative  status  of

donors  for  leptospirosis
and  paratuberculosis

EC  requests  Canada  to
review  the  requirement
for  seronegative  status  of
donors  for  leptospirosis
and  paratuberculosis

Directive
88/407
Decision
94/577

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

Yes 3 Footnote  D

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) provide  justification
for  the  reqmt.  that
all  bulls  standing  in
an  approved  centre
need  to  be  IBR/IPV
seronegative and
justify  the  necessity
to  test  donors  for
EHD  in  view  of
transmissibility by
semen  in  doubt;

(ii) update  test

provisions  for
brucellosis  (CF  or
ELISA)  and  EBL
(ELISA  or  AGID);

L
7
1
2
2

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
— Sheep/goats

Directive
92/65

E

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Permit
conditions

Canada  intends  to
establish  generic
conditions

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

Directives
92/65
91/68
Decision
95/388

(iii) determine  method  to

be  used  to  identify
semen  from  IBR/IPV
negative  bulls  or
remove  requirement
for  such  straw
identification;

(iv) amend  94/577

part  1,  13(d)  of
Annex  C  to  permit
importation  of
semen  from  bulls
which  have  been
resident  ‘in  the
territory  of  a  third
country  on  the  list
drawn  up  in
accordance  with
Article  8(1)  of
88/407’  and  request
the  name  of  the
third  country.

Yes 3

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) harmonise  trade
zoosanitary
conditions  for
imports  from  third
countries

(ii)

remove  the
requirement  for
mycoplasma testing
(done  in  bovine)

(iii) accept

regionalisation of
bluetongue  and
EHD  and  remove
the  test  requirement

(iv) update  test

requirement  for
MV/CAE  to  ELISA

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
2
3

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

3. Semen  —  Animal  health  (cont’d)

— Sheep/goats
(cont’d)

— Porcine

Directive
90/429

E

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Permit
conditions

EC  requests  Canada  to:

(i)

review  the
requirement  for
leptospirosis
seronegativity

(ii) establish  generic
conditions

Directive 
90/429
Decision
93/199

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

— Canine

Directive
92/65

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

E

EC  requests  Canada  to
establish  generic
conditions

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/65

Yes 3

— Feline

Directive
92/65

No  trade

Directive
92/65

(v) delete  the

requirement  for  post
collection  test  for
MV/CAE

E

Footnote  E

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) harmonise  for  third
country  importation;

(ii)

review  requirement
to  test  all  boars  for
CSF  and  AD

Canada  requests  that  EC
produce  certificate

4. Equine  semen,  ova  and  embryos

Animal health

Directive
92/65
Decisions
95/295
95/307

E

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Permit
conditions

EC  requests  Canada  to
set  out  import
requirements

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Yes 3

Directive
92/65
Decisions
92/294
95/307
96/539
96/540

Canada  requests  that  EC
recognise Canada’s
freedom  from  CEM  and
remove  the  requirement
to  test  donor  stallions

L
7
1
2
4

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
5. Embryos

Animal health

— Bovine

Directive
89/556

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Permit
conditions

Yes 2 Excluding  IVF  embryos EC  requests  Canada  to

develop  rules  for  IVF
embryos

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
CFIA
Accreditation
Program

Directive
89/556
Decision 
92/471

Yes 2 Excluding  IVF  and
micro-manipulated
embryos

— Ovine/caprine

Directive
92/65

Yes 3

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Permit
Conditions

EC  requests  Canada  to
establish  generic
conditions

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
CFIA
Accreditation
Program

E

Directive
92/65
Decision
95/388

— Pigs

Directives
72/461
72/462
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Sec  40—52

E

Fresh  —  Approved
countries  need
certificate. Unapproved
require  disinfection

Directive
92/118

E

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) accept  and  enforce

IETS  straw  labelling
recommendations

(ii) alter  frequency  of

inspection  of  teams
to  agree  with
internal  EC  rules

(iii) develop  rules  for  IVF

and
micromanipulated
embryos

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) delete  requirement
for  flock  testing,
lepto  treatment  and
mycoplasma testing
of  donors

(ii) provide  details  of
team approval
system  for  small
ruminants

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
2
5

/

 
 
 
 
 
— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

6. Fresh  meat

Animal health

— Ruminants

— Equidae

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462

— Porcine  animals Directives

64/432
72/461
72/462

Directive
64/433

— Public  health

European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Yes 2 Footnote  A(ii)

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

Consumer
Packaging &
Labelling Act
&  Regs.  (if
packaged  for
retail sale)

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act
&  Livestock
and  Poultry
Carcass
Grading
Regs.  (if
beef)

Yes 3

Yes 3

Yes 3

Yes 2 Footnote  A(i)

Canada  requests  that  EC:

(i) examine  Canadian
submission  on  BSE
status

(ii)

reconsider
provisions  on
veterinary presence
once  HACCP  is
introduced

(iii) consider

modification  of
provisions  on
handwash
facilities/showers

verify official
monitoring  and
auto  controls

(iv)

Directive
72/462
Decision
80/804

Directive
72/462
Decision
80/804

Directive
72/462
Decision
80/804

Directive
72/462
Decision
97/534

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

Consumer
Packaging &
Labelling Act
&  Regs.  (if
packaged  for
retail sale)

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act
&  Livestock
and  Poultry
Carcass
Grading
Regs.  (if
beef)

L
7
1
2
6

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
(v) evaluate Canadian
submission  on
water  testing

(vi)

to  discuss  HACCP

(vii)

review provisions
on  cysticercosis
cuts,  liver  incisions,
pig  heart  incision,
and  glanders

Yes 3

Extend  rules  to  all
species  (ratites,  etc.)

Yes 2 Footnote  A(i)

Further  discussion
following verification

7. Poultry  meat

Animal health

Directive
91/494
Decision
94/438

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Public  health

Directive
71/118

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Yes 2 Footnote  A(ii)

Further  discussion
following verification

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act
Livestock
and  Poultry
Carcass
Grading  Regs
(if  in  carcass
form)

Directive
91/494
Decisions
93/342
94/984

Directive
71/118
Decision
96/712

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act
and
Livestock
and  Poultry
Carcass
Grading  Regs
(if  in  carcass
form)

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
2
7

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

8. Meat  products

Animal health

— Red  Meat

(ruminants/
horses)

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

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

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

— Pigs

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

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

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

— Poultry

Directives
80/215
92/118
94/438

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

— Wild  Game
and  farmed
game

Directives
91/495
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 3

Yes 3

Yes 3

Yes 3

Directive
72/462
Decisions
91/449
97/231
97/232

Directive
72/462
Decisions
91/449
97/231
97/232

Directive
92/118
Decisions
97/231
97/232

Directives
91/495
92/45
Decisions
97/231
97/232

L
7
1
2
8

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
Public  health

Directive
77/99

Yes 2 Footnote  A (ii)

Meat
Inspection
Act  and
Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act
and  Regs.

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

Directives
77/99
92/118
Decisions
97/41
97/534

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

Consumer
Packaging
and Labelling
Act  &  Regs.
(if  pkgd.  for
retail sale)

Yes 2 Footnote  A (i)

EC  to  examine  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

9. Farmed  game  meat

Animal health

— Deer

— Rabbit

Directives
72/461
91/495
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 3

Directives
91/495
92/118
Decision
97/219

— Porcine

Directives
72/461
91/495
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/219

— Feathered

Directives
80/215
92/118
94/438

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/219

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
2
9

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Yes 2 Prolonged  delayed

evisceration  not
permitted

Footnote  A (ii)

9. Farmed  game  meat

Public  health

Directive
91/495

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

Consumer
Packaging
and Labelling
Act  &  Regs.
(if  packaged
for  retail  sale

10. Wild  game  meat

Animal health

— Deer

— Rabbit

Directive
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

— Porcine

Directive
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

— Feathered

Directive
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Directive
91/495
Decision
97/219

Yes 2 Canada  to  meet

provisions  of  Directive
91/495

Footnote  A (i)

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

H  of  A  and
Regs

Yes 3

Yes 3

Yes 3

Directive
92/45
Decision
97/218

Directive
92/45
Decision
97/220

Directive
92/45
Decision
97/218

L
7
1
3
0

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
Public  health

Directive
92/45

NE

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Prohibited  except  for
caribou,  reindeer  and
muskox

EC  requests  Canada  to
consider amending
legislation  to  include
other  species

Footnote  A (II)

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

Consumer
Packaging
and Labelling

Act  &  Regs.
(if  packaged
for  retail
sale)

11. Fisheries  products  for  human  consumption

NE

Directive
92/45
Decisions
97/218
97/220

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Canada  to  provide  special
conditions

Directive
91/67

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

NE

Yes 2

Fish  health  certificate
issued  by  an  official
body

NE

NE

NE

Official health
certificate

Directive
91/67

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

NE

Yes 2

NE

NE

NE

Animal health

Live aquaculture
animals and
aquaculture
products  destined
for  human
consumption  or
aquaculture

(a) Dead

eviscerated  fish
for  human
consumption

(b) Dead  non
eviscerated
products  for
human
consumption

(c) Live  fish  eggs

for
aquaculture

(d) Live  fish  for
aquaculture
(include
finfish,
molluscs,
crustacea  and
other
invertebrates

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
3
1

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

11. Fisheries  products  for  human  consumption  (cont’d)

Public  health

— Fish  and
fishery
products  for
human
consumption

Directives
91/493
92/48
and
Decisions
of
application

Directive
91/492

— Live bivalve
molluscs  for
human
consumption,
including
echinoderms,
tunicates  and
marine
gastropods

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

Food  and
Drugs  Act  and
Regulations

Consumer
Packaging and
Labelling
Regulations  (if
packaged  for
retail sale

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

Food  and
Drugs  Act  and
Regulations

Yes 2 Footnote  B (ii)

EC  to  supply  a  list  of
approved  processing
plants

EC  requests  Canada  to
review existing
contaminants  limits  to
assess equivalency

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

Directives
91/493
92/48
and
Decisions
of
application
Directive
79/112

Yes 2 Footnote  B (i)

Official certificate

Canada  to  supply  a  list
of  approved  processing
plants

Canada  requests  EC  to
review  requirement  for
official  certificate,  and  to
improve  procedure  for
updating  lists  of
approved  establishments

Yes 2 Footnote  C (ii)

EC  to  supply  a  list  of
approved  dispatch
centers

EC  requests  Canada  to
review  contaminants
limits  to  assess
equivalency

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

Management
of
Contaminated
Fisheries
Regulations
made  under
the  Fisheries
Act, R.S.C.
1985,  c.  F-14

Directive
91/492
Decision
96/33

Yes 2 Footnote  C (ii)

Official certificate

Evaluate  the  equivalency
of  bacteriological  quality
based  on  growing  waters
vs  shellfish  flesh

Canada  to  supply  a  list
of  approved  processing
plants

L
7
1
3
2

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
Canada  requests  EC  to
review  requirement  for
official  certificate,  and  to
improve  procedure  for
updating  lists  of
approved  establishments

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

12. Live  fish/shellfish  and  gametes

Animal health

Directive
91/67

NE

Directive
91/67

NE

13. Milk  and  milk  products  for  human  consumption

Directives
64/432
92/46

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Sec  34

Yes 1

Animal health

— Cattle  including

buffalo

— Sheep

— Goats

Public  health

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Yes 1

Directive
92/46
Decisions
95/343
97/115
97/534

Canada  requests  that  EC
review  clinical  health
and  stage  of  lactation
requirements

— Pasteurised

Directive
92/46

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.,
Sec  34

Food  and
Drugs  Act  and
Regulations
(Section  B008)

— Canada

Agricultural
Products
Act  and
Dairy
Products
Regulations

Yes 3 Products  must  meet
the microbiological
criteria  as  set  out  in
the  Food  and  Drugs
Regulations  and  Dairy
Products  Regulations

Joinst  assessment  of
laboratory  methodology
to  be  completed

Yes 3 Certificate  as  laid
down  in  Decision
95/343

Voluntary
HACCP-system  being
implemented

Joint  assessment  of
laboratory  methodology
to  be  completed

Directive
92/46
Decision
95/343

Food  and
Drugs  Act  and
Regulations
(Section  B008)

— Canada

Agricultural
Products
Act  and
Dairy
Products
Regulations

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
3
3

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

13. Milk  and  milk  products  for  human  consumption  —  Public  health  (cont’d)

— Not  pasteurised
(thermised
only)  and  Raw
Milk

Directive
92/46

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

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  34

Food  and
Drugs  Act
and
Regulations
(Section  B008)

— Canada

Agricultural
Products
Act  and
Dairy
Products
Regulations

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

Yes 3 Products  must  meet
the microbiological
criteria  as  set  out  in
the  Food  and  Drugs
Regulations  and  Dairy
Products  Regulations

Only  cheeses  ripened
for  at  least  sixty  days
at  greater  than  two
degrees celsius

Joint  assessment  of
laboratory  methodology
to  be  completed

EC  requests  that  Canada
consider  a  dossier,  to  be
submitted  by  the  EC,  for
cheese  not  matured  for
more  than  60  days,  and
thus  allow  the  possibility
of  export

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

Food  and
Drugs  Act
and
Regulations
(Section  B008)

— Canada

Agricultural
Products
Act  and
Dairy
Products
Regulations

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

Directive
92/46
Decision
95/343/EG

Yes 3 Certificate  as  laid
down  in  Decision
95/343

Voluntary  HACCP
system  being
implemented

Joint  assessment  of
laboratory  methodology
to  be  completed

L
7
1
3
4

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
14. Milk  and  milk-based  products  not  for  human  consumption 

Animal health

— Cattle  including

buffalo

— Sheep

— Goats

— All pasteurised
or  UHT  or
Sterilised

Directives
64/432
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  34

Yes 1

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 1

Directive
92/118
Decisions
95/341
95/342

Canada  requests  that  EC
review  clinical  health
and  stage  of  lactatio
requirement

— Un-pasteurised
colostrum  for
pharmaceutical
use

Directive
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  34

Yes 1

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
92/118

E

15. Minced  meat

Animal health

— Ruminants

— Equidae

— Pigs

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.  Sec
40—52

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.  Sec
40—52

Yes 3 As  defined  in  the  Meat
Inspection  Regulations

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
72/462

Yes 3

Yes 3 As  defined  in  the  Meat
Inspection  Regulations

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
72/462

Yes 3

— Poultry/

Wild game/
Farmed  game

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

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.  Sec
40—52

Yes 3

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
94/438

Yes 3

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
3
5

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

15. Minced  meat  (cont’d)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Public  health

Directive
94/65

Meat
Inspection  Act
&  Regs

Yes 2 No  trade  in  wild  game

minced  meat

Footnote  A(ii)

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs

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

16. Meat  preparations

Animal health

— Ruminants

— Equidae

— Pigs

— Poultry/

Wild game/
Farmed  game

E

E

E

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.  Sec
40—52

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.  Sec
40—52

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.  Sec
40—52

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462

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

Yes 3 Use  of  heart  meat  or

mechanically recovered
meat  prohibited.

EC  to  examine  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

No  trade  in
equidae/poultry/wild
game/farmed game
minced  meat.

Footnote  A(i)

Directive
94/65
Decisions
97/29
97/534

Meat
Inspection  Act
&  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Canada  to  review

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
72/462

Canada  to  review

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
72/462

Canada  to  review

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
94/438

E

E

E

L
7
1
3
6

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
Public  health

Directive
94/65

Meat
Inspection  Act
&  Regs.

E

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

17. Animal  casings  for  human  consumption

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

Canada  to  provide
specific legislation

Canada  will  evaluate  EC
legislation

E

Directive
94/65
Decisions
97/29
97/534

Meat
Inspection  Act
&  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Animal health

— Cattle

— Sheep

— Goats

— Pigs

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

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

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

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/187

EC  requests  that  Canada
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE
recommendations  as
outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

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

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

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/187

Public  health

Directive
77/99

Meat
Inspection  Act
&  Regs.

Yes 2 Footnote  A(ii)

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

Yes 2 Footnote  A(i)

Directive
77/99
Decision
97/534

Meat
Inspection  Act
&  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
3
7

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

18. Animal  casings  not  for  human  consumption

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Animal health

— Cattle

— Sheep

— Goats

— Pigs

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

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

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

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

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

EC  requests  that  Canada
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendations
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

NE

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/187
97/534

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

NE

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/187

19. Hides  and  skins

Animal health

— Cattle

— Sheep

— Goats

— Pigs

Directives
72/461
72/462
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Directives
72/461
72/462
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/168

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/168

Yes 2 Certificate  as  per
Decision  97/168

Consider  acceptance  of
treatment  for  hides

Yes 3

L
7
1
3
8

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
20. Canned  petfood  containing  mammalian  high/low  risk  material

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Special  certification  for

BSE

Statement  of  origin

Directive
AH-PF-NAC-
02

21. Canned  petfood  containing  non-mammalian  high/low  risk  material

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Directive
AH-PF-NAC-
02

EC  requests  Canada  to
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendations
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/309
96/449
97/534

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/309

Yes 3

22. Canned  petfood  containing  only  low  risk  material

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Special  certification  for

BSE

Statement  of  origin

Directive
AH-96-PF-
NAC-02

23. Dry  and  semi-moist  petfood  containing  only  low  risk  material

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Special  certification  for

BSE

Statement  of  origin

Directive
AH-96-PF-
NAC-02

EC  requests  Canada  to
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendation
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

EC  requests  Canada  to
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendations
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/309
96/449

Yes 2 Certification  as  per

Decision  94/309

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/309
96/449

Yes 2 Certification  as  per

Decision  94/309

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

E
N

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

EC  to  evaluate  additional
guarantees  for  petfood
containing
non-mammalian  risk
material

Canada  to  submit  list  of
approved  plants

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
3
9

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

24. Dry  and  semi-moist  petfood  containing  low  risk  material  and/or  processed  animal  protein  derived  from  mammalian  high  risk  material

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Special  certification  for

BSE

Statement  of  origin

Directive
AH-96-PF-
NAC-02

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

EC  requests  Canada  to
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendations
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/309
94/344
96/449
97/534

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
micribiological standard
of  final  products

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

25. Dry  and  semi-moist  petfood  containing  high/low  risk  material  and/or  processed  animal  protein  derived  from  non-mammalian  high  risk

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—52

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Directive
AH-96-PF-
NAC-02

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/309
94/344
96/449

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

EC  to  evaluate  additional
guarantees  for  petfood
containing
non-mammalian  risk
material

Canada  to  submit  list  of
approved  plants

L
7
1
4
0

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
26. Bones  and  bone  products  for  human  consumption

Animal health

— Ruminants  and

horses

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—44

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

— Pigs

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—44

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

E

E

— Poultry

Directives
80/215
92/118
94/438

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—44

Yes 3

— Wild  game  and
farmed  game

Directives
91/495
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40—44

E

Public  health

Directives
64/433
77/99

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

NE

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decision
91/449

EC  requests  Canada  to
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendations
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decision
91/449

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directives
91/495
92/45

E

E

E

E

NE

Directives
77/99
92/118
Decision
97/534

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
4
1

/

EC  to  examine  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

27. Bones,  horns  and  hooves  (except  meals)  and  their  products  not  for  human  consumption

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

E

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  44,
45

Directive
90-03-AP-18

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directives
90/667
92/118
Decisions
94/446
97/534

Yes 2 Certificate  as  per
Decision  97/534

EC  to  examine  Canadian
submission  on  BSE
status.

28. Processed  animal  protein  for  human  consumption  (‘other  products’  as  defined  in  Directive  77/99)

Animal health

— Ruminants/
equidae

— Pigs

— Poultry

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

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

Directives
80/215
92/118
94/438

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41,
43

Directive
AH-96-HPP-
PHT-02

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

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decision
91/449

Yes 2 Certificate  as  per
Decision  91/449

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decision
91/449

Yes 2 Certificate  as  per
Decision  91/449

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/118

Yes 3

L
7
1
4
2

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
— Wild  game  and
farmed  game

Directives
91/495
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  41

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Yes 3

Directives
91/495
92/45

Public  health

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

Directives
77/99
92/118
Decision
97/534

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

29. Processed  animal  protein  of  mammalian  origin  not  for  human  consumption  (feedingstuffs)

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118
Decisions
92/562
94/381
94/382

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Part  V

Directive
AH-REN-
EQU-01

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Yes 3

EC  requests  that  Canada
accept  that  trade  shall
proceed  on  the  basis  of
the  OIE  recommendations
as  outlined  in  Chapter
3.2.13  of  the
International  Animal
Health  Code

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

AH-95-G-01

AH-95-HHP/
PHT-01

Directives
90/667
92/118
Decisions
94/344
96/449
97/534

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

EC  to  examine  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

EC  to  evaluate  additional
guarantees  for  processed
animal  protein  containing
non-mammalian  risk
material

Canada  to  submit  list  of
approved  plants

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
4
3

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

30. Processed  animal  protein  of  non-mammalian  origin  not  for  human  consumption  (feedingstuffs)

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40-52

E

Directive
AH-PF-NAC-
02

31. Serum  of  equidae

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/309
96/449

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on
microbiological standard
of  final  products

EC  to  evaluate  additional
guarantees  for  petfood
containing
non-mammalian material

Canada  to  submit  list  of
approved  plants

Animal health

Directive
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  51

Yes 2 Permit  required.  For

lab  use

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

E

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/143

32. Blood  and  blood  products  intended  for  human  consumption  (‘other  products’  as  defined  in  Directive  77/99)

Animal health

— Ruminants/
horses

— Pigs

Yes 2 Heat  treatment  and
statement  of  origin

Directives
64/432
72/461
72/462
80/215
Decision
96/405

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  51

Directive
AH-95-G-01

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decisions
91/449
96/405

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale

L
7
1
4
4

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
— Poultry

— Wild  game  and
farmed  game

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  51

Directive
AH-95-G-01

Directives
72/462
80/215
91/494
92/118
94/438
Decision
96/405

Directives
91/495
92/45
Decision
96/405

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  51

Directive
AH-95-G-01

Public  health

Directive
77/99

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Yes 2 Heat  treatment  and
statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directives
91/494
92/118
Decision
96/405

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale

Yes 2 Heat  treatment  and
statement  of  origin

Yes 2 Footnote  A(ii)

No  trade  in  wild  game
blood  and  blood
products

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directives
91/495
92/45
Decision
96/405

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Directives
77/99
92/118

Yes 2 Footnote  A(i)

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

33. Blood  and  blood  products  not  intended  for  human  consumption

Animal health

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  51

Directives
91/667
92/118
Decisions
92/183
94/187

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Directives
91/667
92/118
Decisions
92/183
96/405

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
4
5

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

34. Lard  and  rendered  fats  intended  for  human  consumption  (‘other  products’  as  definied  in  Directive  77/99)

Animal health

— Ruminants/
horses

— Pigs

— Poultry

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

Directives
80/215
92/118
94/438

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40

Directive
AH-95-G-01

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40

Directive
AH-95-G-01

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
72/462
Decision
91/449

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/118

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale

— Wild  game  and
farmed  game

Directives
91/495
92/45

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40

Yes 2 Statement  or  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directives
91/495
92/45

Yes 2 Not  regulated  if  shelf

stable  and  packaged  for
sale.

Directive
AH-95-G-01

Public  health

Directive
77/99

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Yes 2 Footnote  A(ii)

No  trade  in  wild  game
lard  and  rendered  fats

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Yes 2 Footnote  A(i)

Directives
77/99
92/118
Decision 
97/534

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

L
7
1
4
6

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
35. Lard  and  rendered  fats  not  intended  for  human  consumption

Animal health

Directives
90/667
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40

E

Directive
AH-95-G-01

36. Raw  material  for  feedingstuffs,  pharmaceutical  or  technical  use

Animal health

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  51

Directives
90/667
92/118
Decisions
89/19
92/183

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Public  health

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

NE

37. Apiculture  products  for  apiculture

Animal health

Directive
92/118

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

Yes 2 Must  be  subjected  to
treatment,  i.e.  freeze
drying, irradiation,
vacuum packaging

Review  conditions

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

H  of  A  Act
Manual  of
Procedures

Directives
90/667
92/118
Decision
97/534

Yes 2 Specify  tallow  for

oleochemical industry

EC  to  consider  issue  of
decision  exempting  those
products  from  92/118
and  90/667

EC  to  evaluate  Canadian
submission  on  BSE  status

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Yes 3

Directives
90/667
92/118
Decisions
89/19
92/183
97/534

Meat
Inspection
Act  &  Regs.

Directive
97/1

NE

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/860

Yes 2 Bee  products  used  for
animal  or  human  feed
or  industrial  use  is  not
restricted.  Bee  products
used  for  bee  feeding
must  be  treated

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.

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
4
7

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

38. Game  trophies

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

Animal health

Directives
72/462
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  42

Yes 2 Mounted  —  no

restrictions

Unmounted  and  raw  —
certificate  of
disinfection

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Yes 3

Directive
92/118
Decision 
96/500

39. Manure

Animal health

Directive
92/118

NE

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  46

Directive
AH-96-
FERT-01

40. Wool,  feathers  and  hair

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

NE

Directive
92/118
Decision 
96/109

Animal health

— Wool

— Pigbristle

Directive
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  42,  52

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin.
Must  be  clean

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/118

Yes 2 Clean

Directive
92/118
Decision 
94/435

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  42,  52

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin.
Must  be  clean

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/435

Yes 2 Clean

L
7
1
4
8

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

 
 
 
 
 
NE

NE

NE

NE

41. Honey

Animal health

Directive
92/118

Nil

Public  health

Directive
92/118

42. Frogs’  legs

Animal health

Public  health

Directive
92/118

Food  and
Drugs  Act
and
Regulations
(Sections  B
18.025  to  B
18.027)

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act

Honey
Regulations

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

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Directive
92/118

NE

Directive
92/118

NE

NE

NE

Directive
92/118
Decision
96/340

Food  and
Drugs  Act
and
Regulations
(Sections  B
18.025  to  B
18.027)

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act

Honey
Regulations

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

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
4
9

/

 
 
 
 
 
European  Community  exports  to  Canada

Canadian  exports  to  the  European  Community

Special  Conditions

Actions

Trade  conditions

Canadian
Standards

EC
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

Special  Conditions

Actions

— Commodity

— Species

— Animal/public

health

Trade  conditions

EC
Standards

Canadian
Standards

Equiv.
(Cat.)

43. Snails  for  human  consumption

Animal health

Public  health

Directive
92/118

E

E

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

44. Egg  products  intented  for  human  consumption

Animal health

Directive
92/118
Decision
94/187

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  34

Directive
AH-96-EGG-
OVO-01

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

Public  health

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/38

NE

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act

Egg
Regulations
Processed
Egg
Regulations

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

E

E

Directive
92/118
Decision
96/340

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

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

Directive
AH-95-G-01

Yes 1

Directive
92/118
Decisions
94/187
94/344

Canada
Agricultural
Products  Act

NE

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/38

Egg
Regulations
Processed
Egg
Regulations

Food  and
Drugs  Act
and  Regs.

L
7
1
5
0

/

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

1
8

.

3

.

1
9
9
9

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

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

45. Gelatin  for  human  consumption  and  technical  use

Animal health

Directive
92/118

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.
Sec  40,  45

Directive
AH-96-HPP-
PHI-02

Yes 2 Statement  of  origin

H  of  A  Act
and  Regs.

Directive
92/118

E

Public  health

Directive
92/118

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs

NE

Food  and
Drugs  Act  &
Regs.

NE

Directive
92/118
Decision
97/534

.

.

1
8
3
1
9
9
9

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n

C
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
i
e
s

L
7
1
5
1

/

 
 
 
 
 
L 71/52

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

FOOTNOTES

Footnote  A

Fresh  meat,  meat  products,  poultry  meat,  game  meat

I. CANADIAN  EXPORTS  TO  THE  EC:

1. Canada has permanent official veterinary presence in slaughterhouses; and will apply daily official
veterinary  presence  in  cutting  plants,  and  periodic  official  veterinary  supervision  of  cold  stores.

2. Handwash  facilities  must  be  easily  accessible,  not  hand  operable,  and  showers  to  be  provided.

3. All establishments shall have an efficient drainage and plumbing system, and all drains and gutters

shall  be  properly  installed  with  traps  and  vents  approved  by  CFIA.

4. Canada  is  phasing  out  the  use  of  wooden  pallets  where  there  is  exposed  product.  In  the  interim:

— no  wooden  pallets  shall  be  used  with  three  metres  of  exposed  product,

— pallets  shall  be  clean,  structurally  sound,  and  covered  with  a  sanitary  plastic  sheet.

Those  establishments  which  are  already  using  plastic  pallets  shall  continue  to  do  so.

Where  wooden  pallets  are  used  in  coolers  or  freezers,  all  product  present  shall  be  hygienically
packaged  to  prevent  contact  of  product  with  wood.

5. Product  flow  to  assure  all  hygiene  requirements,  e.g.  separation  of  unpacked  fresh  meat  and

packaged meat.

6. Packaging  material  shall  be  kept  in  separate  rooms  that  are  used  exclusively  for  this  purpose  and

free  of  dust  and  vermin.

Waxed  assembled  boxes  shall  not  be  nested,  unless  a  liner  is  added.

Boxes shall be assembled in a sanitary manner, either in a separate room or, if on the cutting room
floor,  never  within  three  metres  of  exposed  product.

7. Product  temperatures  not  to  exceed:

— Offal:

— Fresh  meat:

— Frozen  meat:

3 °C,

7 °C,

– 12 °C.

8. Compliance  with  EC  water  testing  requirements.

9. Compliance  with  EC  requirements  on  medical  health  certificates.

10. No  export  of  mechanically  recovered  meat.

11. Meat  must  not  be  treated  with  tenderisers,  or  come  from  animals  treated  with  hormonal  growth

promoters.

12. For  trade  from  Canada  to  Sweden  and  Finland,  Canada  will  certify  in  accordance  with  Council
Decision  95/409/EC  (fresh:  veal,  beef  and  pigmeat),  Council  Decision  95/410/EC  (live  poultry  for
slaughter),  Council  Decision  95/411/EC  (fresh  poultrymeat),  Commission  Decision  95/160/EC
(breeding  poultry  and  day-old  chicks),  and  Commission  Decision  95/161/EC  (laying  hens).

No  attestation  is  required  for  consignments  of  fresh  meat  as  defined  in  Directive  72/462/EEC
intended  for  an  establishment  for  the  purposes  of  pasteurisation,  sterilisation  or  for  treatment
having  an  equivalent  effect.

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/53

13. Wood  shall  not  be  used  for  pens  for  sick  and  suspect  animals.

Pens  for  sick  and  suspect  animals  shall  be  sited  and  constructed  to  preclude  contact  with  animals
intended  for  slaughter  for  export  to  the  EC  and  effluent  from  such  pens  shall  not  flow  into
adjoining  pens  or  passageways.

14. Separate  office  for  inspection  officials  in  cutting  plants.

15. Hides  must  be  removed  from  veal.

16. Trichina  testing  of  horsemeat  and  pigmeat  in  accordance  with  Directive  77/96/EEC.

17. Shrouds  not  to  be  used  on  carcases.

18. Compliance  with  EC  rules  on  veterinary  post-mortem  and  post-mortem  inspection.

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

20. Compliance  with  EC  rules  on  decontamination.

II. EC  EXPORTS  TO  CANADA

1. Ensure  separation  of  waste  water  and  other  effluents  necessary 

to  prevent  backflow

contamination.

2. Room  temperatures  not  to  exceed:

— Cutting  room:

— Holding  cooler:

— Chilling cooler:

— Freezer:

10 °C,

4 °C,

2 °C,

– 18 °C.

Product  temperatures  for  refrigerated  meat  products  not  to  exceed  4 °C.

3. Continuous assessment of health status of employees. Details on systems in place in Member States

to  be  provided.

4. Compliance  with  Canada  rules  on  post-mortem  inspection  for  poultry.

Footnote  B

Fisheries  products  for  human  consumption

I. CANADIAN  EXPORTS  TO  THE  EC:

1. For  identification  purposes,  products  should  bear  the  Canadian  registration  number  of  the
production  facility,  in  accordance  with  Chapter  VII  of  the  Appendix  to  Directive  91/493/EEC.

2. Processing  plants  must  have  automatic  temperature  recorders  in  frozen  fish  storage  areas  and

non-hand  operated  wash-basins  in  processing  areas.

3. Cooked  shellfish  must  meet  the  microbiological  standards  established  in  Decision  93/51/EEC.

4. Aquaculture  products  must  meet  the  maximum  residue  levels  as  prescribed  by  Council  Regulation

(EC)  No  3277/90.

5. All  shipments  of  live  lobsters  and  eels  must  meet  the  requirements  for  export  under  the  ‘Canadian

Live  Fish  Certification  Protocol’.

II. EC  EXPORTS  TO  CANADA

1. Products  must  be  labelled  with  the  approved  EC  number,  as  per  Directive  91/493/EEC.

2. Products  must  meet  the  microbiological  guidelines  as  defined  by  the  Canadian  bacteriological

guidelines  for  fish  and  fish  products.

3. Products  must  meet  the  Canadian  guidelines  for  chemical  contaminants  and  toxins  in  fish  and  fish

products.

L 71/54

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

4. Smoked fish packed in hermetically sealed containers must be frozen or contain a salt level not less

than  9 %  (water  phase  method).

5. Aquaculture  products  must  meet  the  Canadian  guidelines  for  therapeutant  use.

Footnote  C

Live  bivalve  molluscs  for  human  consumption

I. CANADIAN  EXPORTS  TO  THE  EC:

1. The  original  harvest  site  must  be  within  Canada.

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

depuration  in  EC.

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

4. Products must meet the microbiological and toxicological standards established in Chapter V of the

Appendix  to  Directive  91/492/EEC.

II. EC  EXPORTS  TO  CANADA:

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

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

depuration  in  Canada.

3. Labelling on each bag or container must include the common name of the shellfish, date and area of

harvest,  name,  address  and  registration  number  of  the  dispatch  center.

4. Products  must  meet  the  microbiological  guidelines  as  defined  by  the  Canadian  Bacteriological

Guidelines  for  Fish  and  Fish  Products.

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

Fish  Products.

Footnote  D

Live  bovine  animals  and  bovine  semen  —  IBR

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

Footnote  E

Live  porcine  animals  and  porcine  semen  —  Aujeszky’s  disease

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

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/55

ANNEX  VI

GUIDELINES  ON  PROCEDURES  FOR  CONDUCTING  AN  AUDIT

1.

General principles

1.1.

1.2.

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

1.3.

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

1.4.

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

2.

Principles  relating  to  the  auditor

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

2.1.

the  subject,  depth  and  scope  of  the  audit;

2.2.

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

2.3.

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

2.4.

2.5.

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

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

2.6.

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

2.7.

respect  of  the  rules  governing  occupational  health  and  safety.

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

3.

Principles  relating  to  the  auditee

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

3.1.

The  auditee  must  cooperate  fully  with  the  auditor  and  should  nominate  personnel  responsible  for
this  task.  Cooperation  may  include,  for  example:

— access  to  all  relevant  regulations  and  standards,

— access  to  compliance  programmes  and  appropriate  records  and  documents,

— access  to  audit  and  inspection  reports,

— documentation  concerning  corrective  actions  and  sanctions,

— facilitating  entry  to  establishments  or  facilities.

L 71/56

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

3.2.

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

4.

Procedures

4.1. Opening meeting

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

4.2. Document  review

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

4.3. On-site verification

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

4.3.2. On-site  verification  may 

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

4.4.

Follow-up  audit

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

5.

Working  documents

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

— legislation,

— structure  and  operations  of  inspection  and  certification  services,

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

— health  statistics,  sampling  plans  and  results,

— compliance  action  and  procedures,

— reporting  and  complaint  procedures,  and

— training programmes.

6.

Closing  meeting

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

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

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/57

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.

L 71/58

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

ANNEX  VII

CERTIFICATION

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

Health  attestations:

(a) Equivalence agreed

Model  health  attestation  to  be  used  (‘yes  1’  for  animal  and/or  public  health).

‘The 
live  animals  or  animal  products  herein  described  comply  with  the  relevant  European
Community/Canadian  standards  and  requirements  which  have  been  recognised  as  equivalent  to  the
Canadian/European  Community  standards  and  requirements  as  prescribed  in  the  Canadian/EC
Veterinary  Agreement.  Specifically  in  accordance  with  (insert:  exporting  country’s  legislation)’.

(b) Until  certificates  on  the  basis  of  equivalence  have  been  adopted,  existing  certification  shall  continue  to

be  used  as  set  out  in  Annex  V.

Language:

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

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

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/59

ANNEX  VIII

FRONTIER  CHECKS

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

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

Type  of  frontier  check

Normal  rate  as  per
Article  11(2)

1. Documentary  and  identity

Both  Parties  will  perform  documentary  and  identity  checks  on  all  consignments

2. Physical checks

Live animals

Semen/embryos/ova

100 %

10 %

Animal  products  for  human  consumption

Fresh meat including offal, and products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine
and  equine  species  defined  in  Council  Directive  92/5/EEC

Whole  eggs

Lard  and  rendered  fats

Animal casings

Gelatin

Poultry  meat  and  poultry  meat  products

Rabbit  meat,  game  meat  (wild/farmed)  and  products

10 %

Milk  and  milk  products

Egg  products

Honey

Bone  and  bone  products

Meat  preparations  and  minced  meat

Frogs’  legs  and  snails

Animal  products  not  for  human  consumption

Lard  and  rendered  fats

Animal casings

Milk  and  milk  products

Gelatin

Bone  and  bone  products

(cid:252)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:253)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:254)
(cid:252)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
L 71/60

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

Type  of  frontier  check

Normal  rate  as  per
Article  11(2)

Hides  and  skins  ungulates

Game  trophies

Processed  petfood

Raw  material  for  the  manufacture  of  petfood

Raw  material,  blood,  blood  products,  glands  and  organs  for
pharmaceutical/technical use

Processed  animal  protein  (packaged)

Bristles,  wool,  hair  and  feathers

Horns,  horn  products,  hooves  and  hoof  products

Apiculture  products

Hatching eggs

Manure

Hay  and  straw

Processed  animal  protein  not  for  human  consumption  (bulked)

Live  bivalve  molluscan  shellfish

Fish  and  fishery  products  for  human  consumption

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.

10 %

10 %

10 %

10 %

10 %

10 %

10 %

100 % for the first
six  consignments
(as  per  Council
Directive  92/118/
EEC),  then  20 %

15 %

15 %

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

(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:253)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:239)
(cid:254)
18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/61

ANNEX  IX

OUTSTANDING  ISSUES

1. The  Parties  agree  that  the  following  areas  are  to  be  explored  as  part  of  a  work  programme:

— contaminants  (including  microbiological  standards),

— food  additives,

— animal  feeding  stuffs,

— medicated  feeds  and  premixes,

— labelling  of  foodstuffs,

— nutritional labelling,

— flavours,

— processing  aids,

— chemicals  originating  from  the  migration  of  substances  from  packaging  materials,

— irradiation,

— sanitary  stamps,

— zootechnical standards.

2. Canada has submitted a document outlining a proposed model for a risk based import inspection model.

There  is  agreement  between  the  Parties  to  explore  the  possibility  of  implementing  this  approach.

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

Parties.

L 71/62

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.3.1999

ANNEX  X

CONTACT  POINTS  FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THIS  AGREEMENT

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

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

For  Canada

The  initial  contact  point  is:

Agriculture  Counsellor
Agriculture Section
Canadian  Mission  to  the  European  Union
Avenue  de  Tervuren/Tervurenlaan  2
B-1040  Brussels;

Telephone:

Fax:

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

Other  important  contacts  are:

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

Executive  Director
Animal  Products  Directorate
Canadian  Food  Inspection  Agency
59  Camelot  Drive
Nepean,  Ontario
K1A  0Y9

Telephone:
Fax:

(613) 225-2342
(613) 228-6631

For  matters  specifically  related  to  fish  health  and  diseases:

Director
Aquaculture  and  Oceans  Science  Branch
Department  of  Fisheries  and  Oceans
200  Kent  Street
Ottawa,  Ontario
K1A  0E6

Telephone:
Fax:

(613) 990-0275
(613) 954-0807

For  matters  related  to  human  health:

Director  General
Food  Directorate
Health  Protection  Branch
Health  Canada
Health  Protection  Building,  Tunney’s  Pasture
Ottawa,  Ontario
K1A  0L2

18.3.1999

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 71/63

For  the  Community

The  initial  contact  point  is:

The  Director
DG  VI.B.II  Quality  and  Health
Commission  of  the  European  Communities
Rue  de  la  Loi/Wetstraat  86  (Room  8/53)
Brussels;

Telephone:
Fax:

(32) 2 295 6838
(32) 2 296 4286