WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CAN/18
15January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0111)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Agriculture andAgri-Food Canada
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Livebovine
animals, bovine semen, bovine embryos, products andby-products containing bovine
material, meatofbovine origin, animal andpet-food, celllines, veterinary biologics
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Zoosanitary Import
Policies Pertaining toBovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (4pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Conditions thatcountries willhavetodemonstrate theymeetin
order toexport bovine commodities intoCanada.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofanimal health andprevention oftheintroduction
ofBSEintoCanada
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Thefollowing general conditions areinaddition toOIE(Office
International desEpizooties) requirements:
-Thecountry oforigin must havereported nocases ofBSEinnative, domestic
ruminants inthepreceding sixyears.
-Countries importing breeding cattle inthepreceding sixyears, from countries that
havereported cases ofBSEinnative ruminants inthepreceding sixyears, must
annually investigate theBSEstatus oftheherdoforigin oftheimported animal(s). If
BSEisconfirmed intheherdoforigin appropriate actions inaccordance withthe
eradication policy must beeffected.
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Agriculture andAgri-
Food Canada Draft Zoosanitary Import Policies Pertaining toBovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (available inEnglish)
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 31December 1996
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 31December 1996
11. Final date forcomments: Although theproposed import policies arealready inforce,
Agriculture andAgri-Food Canada encourages interested parties toprovide input.
Comments willbeaccepted until1March 1997.
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: