Sanitary and Phytosanitary Joint Management Committee - Ottawa (Videoconference), November 16-20, 2020
Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
Operation and Implementation of the SPS Chapter
2.1 Rules of Procedure
2.2 Review and confirmation of action items
Information Sharing
3.1 Update on disease outbreaks (African Swine Fever) (EU/CAN)
3.2 Presentation on E-Certification (CAN)
3.3 Establishment Risk-Based Assessment Model (CAN)
3.4 EU Farm to Fork Strategy (EU Green Deal/Reduction of use of chemicals) (EU)
Opportunity for Enhanced Cooperation on SPS Initiatives
4.1 Hazard-based cut-off and the impact on import tolerances (CAN)
Specific Issue Management
Plants
5.1 Exports of fresh tomato with vines, stems, and calyces (EU)
5.2 Exportations of grapevine plants (EU)
5.3 Phosphine treatment options authorised by Canada (EU)
5.4 EU export applications of berries (EU)
Food Safety
5.5 EU export problems with groupage of small consignments (EU)
5.6 Canadian border rejections due to absence of nitrates in cured “chorizo” (EU)
5.7 Timelines for listing of approved Canadian establishments (CAN)
5.8 Canada’s increased residues controls on imports of meat (EU)
5.9 Update from Canada on the bilateral rabbit certificate with Hungary (EU)
5.10 Audit
Incoming and outgoing Audits (Updates)
Recognition of EU Member States’ meat inspection systems (CAN Audit) (EU)
EU audit in Canada on bovine and pig meat intended for export to the European Union (EU Audit, 2019) (EU)
Incoming and outgoing Audits (For upcoming year)
Milk and dairy products for human consumption (EU Audit) (CAN)
Maintenance Audit of the Meat Inspection Systems of Netherlands & Denmark for Export of Meat and Meat Products to Canada (CAN Audit) (CAN/EU)
Animal Health & Food Safety
5.11 Canada’s swine disease review in the EU (EU)
5.12 Recognition of zoning for animal diseases (Canada’s regionalisation recognition on African Swine Fever, Import Permits) (EU)
5.13 EU exports of Processed Animal Proteins for Animal Feed (EU)
5.14 Recognition of goat semen diluent as equivalent to OIE standards (EU)
5.15 PCR test on bovine semen for Schmallenberg Virus (EU)
5.16 Canadian’s official microbiological sampling plan for the monitoring of Listeria monocytogenes in ready to eat products and the Canadian import requirements in this regard (EU)
5.17 Canada’s legislative requirements on “water retention in carcasses and parts of carcasses” (EU)
5.18 State of play on EU-Canada harmonized certificates (EU/CAN)
5.19 EU Animal Health Law: Changes to certification of aquatic animals for aquaculture, ornamental display exported from Canada to the EU (changes as per WTO notification 403) (CAN)
5.20 EU Animal Health Law: Changes to the certification of live aquatic animals and fish and seafood products exported from Canada to the EU for further processing and human consumption under the revised EU Animal Health Laws (changes as per WTO notification 401) (CAN)
5.21 Negotiation of harmonized certificates for exports Atlantic herring for bait and for further processing from the EU to Canada (CAN)
