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CanadaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal – Canada

Official title

RMD-25-01 Emerald Ash Borer management in Canada

Canada notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 2 October 2025. The comment period closed on 30 November 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Any articles of chapter 44 with components of ash wood (Fraxinus spp.), mostly ash logs and ash lumber

HS codes
  • 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
    • 44
    • 4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the…
    • 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 2 October 2025. Check WTO ePing or Canada for its current status.
Objectives
  • Plant protection
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CAN/1615
Keywords
Pests, Plant health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 30 November 2025
Proposed adoption
January 2026
Proposed entry into force
March 2026

How to comment

The comment period closed on 30 November 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CAN/1615; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

With most of the ash (Fraxinus spp.) population being infested in Eastern Canada (Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and the pest continuing to spread, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) intends to reevaluate its management strategy for the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), and consult with partners, industry, stakeholders and Indigenous Peoples on the best way forward. The risk management document (RMD) outlines four options for managing EAB in Canada that are proposed for consultation. The CFIA is supporting option 2, which expands the regulated area to include entire provinces where EAB is already present in Eastern Canada. The CFIA will review the feedback received through this consultation and make a final decision in early 2026. Any resulting changes are expected to be implemented in March 2026.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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