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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CAN/6
27November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3750)
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): Cervidae
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Cervidae Importation Prohibition
Regulations, 1996
5. Description ofcontent:
TheHealth ofAnimals Actcontrols theimportation ofanimals intoCanada inorder to
prevent theintroduction ofanimal diseases thatcould seriously affect Canada 'sanimal
agriculture andtoprotect public health.
Thisregulation proposes toextend theprohibition against theimportation ofcervidae
(members ofthedeerandelkfamily) andcamelidae (members ofthecamel andllama
family) from theUnited States until31December 1997. Theprohibition wasoriginally
putinplace in1990 because ofconcerns thatgame farmanimals imported from the
United States might introduce tuberculosis intoCanada.
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: