Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated Directive D-95-08 which provides the phytosanitary import requirements for fresh temperate fruit and tree nuts.
The following changes were made to the directive on import requirements:
- Phytosanitary import requirements for tree nuts have been added to the directive. These are not new requirements, as they were previously available in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Automated Import Reference System.
- Information on the prior approval process for new products has been moved to a separate document (referenced in this directive), as this information also applies to other plant products.
- Appendices 1 and 2 have been reformatted to improve readability of the requirements. Appendix 1 now presents only a summary of requirements and provides references to more detailed requirements found either in Appendix 2 or in various pest-specific directives.
- Requirements for certain fruit trial periods in Appendix 1 and 2 have been updated.
- Requirements related to Lobesia botrana (European grapevine moth) have been added to Appendix 1, following the adoption of directive D-13-03: Phytosanitary import requirements to prevent the introduction of Lobesia botrana, the European grapevine moth.
- A list of trial importation periods has been added (Appendix 5).
- Various administrative and editorial updates have been made.
Additional information can be found here on the policy on the issuance of Phytosanitary Certificates.