D-22-03 Phytosanitary requirements for the importation and domestic movement of grapevine material for propagation or decorative use as fresh cut vines

This communication serves to inform Members that the phytosanitary requirements, previously notified in _G/SPS/CAN/1506 (dated 16 May 2023), entered into force effective 16 April 2025. Import requirements for grapevine material have been updated in CFIA's Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) (https://inspection.canada.ca/en/importing-food-plants-animals/airs). Permits to import issued prior to the entry into force of the requirements will not be amended and previous additional declarations will continue to be accepted by CFIA throughout the validity period of the permit.

Effective immediately, directive D-94-34: Import requirements for grapevine propagative material is repealed.

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 extension 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, [X] 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 measures notified can be accessed at:

https://inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-health/invasive-species/directives/horticulture/22-03 (English)

https://inspection.canada.ca/fr/protection-vegetaux/especes-envahissantes/directives/horticulture/22-03 (French)

Or requested at:

Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Technical Barriers and Regulations Division

Global Affairs Canada

111 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2

Tel: +(343) 203 4273

Fax: +(613) 943 0346

E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca