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CanadaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Fish and crustaceans; Trees and other plants – Canada

Official title

RMD–25–03: Pest risk management document to deregulate Phytophthora abietivora in Canada

Canada notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 19 November 2025. The comment period closed on 16 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Abies spp. Other rooted propagative material - trees, shrubs and bushes (without edible fruit or nuts) - (include greenhouse grown) (nursery stock)

HS codes
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 03
  • 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
    • 060290 Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted…
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 19 November 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/1621
Keywords
Plant health, Pests

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 16 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 16 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CAN/1621; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

The risk management document includes a summary of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) risk assessments on Phytophthora abietivora and presents CFIA’s regulatory decision under the authority of the Plant Protection Act. Phytophthora abietivora is a fungal plant pathogen reported as causing root rot in fir (Abies spp.) trees. It is a recently documented pathogen that was originally isolated from diseased Christmas trees (fraser fir, Abies fraseri) in 2019 in Connecticut, United States. Since 2024, the CFIA has confirmed its presence in four Christmas tree plantations in Quebec, one provincial park in Ontario, and in three sites in Nova Scotia. The Province of Quebec has also reported detections at over 50 sites across the province. Given the known distribution in Eastern Canada and the ineffectiveness of risk management options for this pathogen, the CFIA is proposing to deregulate Phytophthora abietivora in Canada. Risk management document RMD-25-03 presents CFIA’s regulatory decision.

Sources

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