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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.2
8 August 2003
(03-4156)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Canadian Food Inspection Agency
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Propagative material, including nurse ry stock, of regulated species, wood
products with bark of regulated species, non-propagative plant parts of regulated species, soil,
growing media.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
United States and the European Union
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  D-01-01 (9th Revision):
Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum  Associated
with Sudden Oak Death into Canada  (English, 21 pages;  French,23 pages).
6. Description of content:
This directive contains the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of propagative
and non-propagative host materials, of a serious pathogen Phytophthora ramorum  (Sudden
Oak Death) affecting a broad range of plants. This notice supercedes
G/SPS/N/CAN/157/Rev.1.
Canada is increasing the areas regulated in the European Union on the basis of information
that the pathogen is widely present and that a number of member states have not reported
surveillance information regarding the distribution of the pathogen.
Canada is also reducing the areas regulated in the United States on the basis of supporting
surveillance information confirming the distribution of the pathogen Phytophthora
ramorum  Werres.  Some counties in California are under consideration for deregulation.
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Policy Directive D-01-01 (9th Revision), Phytosanitary
Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora  ramorum Associated with Sudden Oak
Death into Canada.  (Available in English and French)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   5 September 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   5 September 2003
12. Final date for comments:  5 September 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:
Standards Council of Canada
270 Albert Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 6N7
Telephone: + (1613) 238 3222
Telefax: + (1613) 569 7808
E-mail/Internet: info@scc.caWebsite: http://www.scc.ca