Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification of emergency measures - Canada - Raw / unprocessed grains and their associated meals : African Swine Fever - Addendum

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES

Addendum

The following communication, received on 15 December 2025, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

 

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Order Imposing Conditions in Relation to Secondary Control Zones In Respect of African Swine Fever

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented new import requirements for select feed ingredients imported from countries identified as posing a potential concern with respect to African Swine Fever (ASF). The identified products will require an import permit prior to importation from the specified countries and the conditions in the implementing order and the import permit will need to be met. These conditions may include certification of origin, heat treatment and/or hold times (depending on the product in question) designed to mitigate the risk of contamination of these products with the African Swine Fever virus.

Canada has amended the list of regions or countries likely to be affected by this measure to add Spain and Chinese Taipei. The updated list is noted below:

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[ ]     All trading partners

[X]    Specific regions or countries: Albania; Bangladesh; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria*; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Czech Republic*; Dominican Republic; Estonia*; The Gambia; Germany*; Ghana; Greece*; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Hong Kong, China; Hungary*; India; Indonesia; Italy*; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia*; Lithuania*; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mali; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland*; Republic of Korea; Republic of North Macedonia; Romania*; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic *; South Africa; Spain*; Sri Lanka; Sweden*; Chinese Taipei; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Ukraine; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe

* denotes recognition of regionalization.

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[ ]           Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation

[ ]           Withdrawal of regulation

[ ]           Change in period of application of measure

[X]          Other: Amendment to the list of regions or countries likely to be affected by this measure.

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:

Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Technical Barriers and Regulations Division

Global Affairs Canada

111 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2

Canada

E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca

 

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