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16 April 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 16 April 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals  
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated the Canadian Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals 
List (SSL) by adding twelve  species and removing seven, based on changes to the species listed in 
various disease specific chapters of the World Organisation fo r Animal Health (OIE) Aquatic Animal 
Health Code. In addition, in the Health of Animals Regulations , Schedule III was repealed and the 
Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List was incorporated by reference. This change will facilitate 
timely changes to the SSL to align with the revisions to the disease specific chapters of the OIE 
Aquatic Animal Health Code.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as ext ension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List is av ailable here:  
https://www.inspection.gc.ca/animal -health/aquatic -animals/diseases/susceptible -
species/eng/1327162574928/ 1327162766981  (English)  G/SPS/N/CAN/1366/Add.1  
 
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  https://www.inspection.gc.ca/sante -des-animaux/animaux -aquatiques/maladies/especes -
vulner ables/fra/1327162574928/1327162766981  (French)  
 
The amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations  are available here:  
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2021/ 2021-03-31/html/sor -dors41 -eng.html  (English)  
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2021/2021 -03-31/html/sor -dors41 -fra.html  (French)  
 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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