WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Canada #5590 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2018 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Canada
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import permit system for plant pests, plants and plant products and other things
National legal basis
Plant Protection Act (S.C. 1990, c. 22) and Plant Protection Regulations (SOR/95-212)
Administrative mechanism
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

The permit to import specifies phytosanitary import requirements which must be met prior to export from the country of origin, during export and upon arrival in Canada. These conditions are required to be met in order to prevent the introduction into or spread within Canada of plant pests.

The permit system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. The purpose of the import permit system is to specify the conditions that must be met to ensure that plant pests, plants and plant products and other articles imported into Canada conform to Canada's plant protection phytosanitary import requirements under the Plant Protection Act and Regulations. The permit system protects against the introduction into and spread in Canada of pests injurious to plants.

The Centre of Administration of the CFIA delivers and coordinates the full range of operational administrative services required for import related permissions under this section (http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/permits-licences-and-approvals/eng/1395348112901/1395348237219).
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol
G/LIC/N/3/CAN/18

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL
Symbol
NAL

Tariff lines
NA
Plants and plant products, pests, biological control agents, soil, other things. The system applies...