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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CAN/5
27November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3749)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Honeybees
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Honeybee Importation Prohibition
Regulation, 1996
5. Description ofcontent:
TheHealth ofAnimals Actcontrols theimportation ofanimals intoCanada inorder to
prevent theintroduction ofdiseases thatposeathreat tohuman health andsafety or
could seriously affect Canada 'sagricultural industry.
Thisregulation proposes toextend thepresent prohibition ontheimportation of
honeybees from themainland United States (US)until31December 1997. The
importation ofhoneybees from theUShasbeenprohibited since 1987, when varroa
mitewasfirstfound inthatcountry. Thepossibility ofimporting honeybees thathave
theaggressive characteristics ofAfricanized honeybees hasalsobecome anissue since
theinitial 1987 ban.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofanimal health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,25November 1995
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final date forcomments: 24January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: