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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/171
6 June 2003
(03-2963)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Ash Nursery Stock
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries or regions except the continental United States
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Directive D-03-03:
Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Ash ( Fraxinus  spp.) Nursery Stock from Sources
Outside of the Continental United States (English, 7 pages; French, 8 pages)
6. Description of content:  This document states that ash nursery stock will now require a Pest
Risk Assessment when imported from new sources .  This is an enforcement of a previously
existing but unenforced requirement.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[ X ] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [   ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   ISPM No. 2 and ISPM No. 11
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Directive D-03-03:  Phytosanitary Import Requirements for Ash ( Fraxinus  spp.) Nursery
Stock from Sources Outside of the Continental United States (Available in English and
French)
Plant Protection Act (1990, c. 22 ), Plant Protection Regulations (Available in English and
French)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  21 July 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 July 2003G/SPS/N/CAN/171
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12. Final date for comments:  14 July 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The electronic version of the Import Requirements for Ash Nursery Stock can be
downloaded at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-03-03e.shtml  (English)
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/plaveg/protect/dir/d-03-03f.shtml  (French)
The regulatory text of the Plant Protection Regulations is available at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/rege.shtml  (English)
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/reg/regf.shtml  (French)