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Directives

Directives are provided for information purposes only and explain the way in which controls are applied as referred to in the Plant Protection Act, the Plant Protection Regulations, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice.

Export | Movement Within Canada | Import from the United States | Import from Countries other than the United States | General | Future CFIA Policies

The following are the more common Directives that cover the majority of commodities regulated by the CFIA Forestry Section.

• D-94-22 - Pine Shoot Beetle
• D-97-07 - Dutch Elm Disease
• D-97-10 - European Larch Canker
• D-98-08 - Wood Packaging Materials
• D-98-09 - Gypsy Moth
• D-99-03 - Oak Wilt Disease
• D-01-01 - Sudden Oak Death
• D-01-05 - Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program (CWPCP) for export
• D-01-12 - Firewood
• D-02-12 - Lumber, Wood Products - Import
• D-03-02 - Canadian Heat Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP) for export
• D-03-08 - Emerald Ash Borer

Export

• D-01-05 - Canadian wood packaging certification program (CWPCP) for export
• D-99-05 - Phytosanitary certification requirements for pre-fabricated buildings and log houses made of coniferous wood to the European union countries
• D-98-02 - Requirements for plants and plant parts of Pinus spp. to prevent the spread of Scleroderris Canker, (Gremmeniella abietina)
• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-97-10 - Interim policy regulating plants and plant parts of Larch (Larix spp. and Pseudolarix spp.) to prevent the spread of European larch canker
• D-96-04 - Export of kiln dried lumber of Pinus spp. and Larix spp. to South Korea
• D-95-11 - Export of Christmas Trees to Mexico
• D-95-22 - Deregulation of European pine shoot moth, Rhyacionia buoliana, Sch.
• D-94-22 - To prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle

Domestic Movement Within Canada

Elm

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-97-07 - Interim policy on domestic movement of elm material (Ulmus spp. and Zelkovaspp.) to prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma ulmi and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi) within Canada

Fir

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States

Larch

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-97-10 - Interim policy regulating plants and plant parts of Larch (Larix spp. and Pseudolarix spp.) to prevent the spread of European larch canker

Oak

• D-99-03 - Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Entry of Oak Wilt Disease (Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt) from the Continental United States
• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States

Pine

• D-98-02 - Requirements for plants and plant parts of Pinus spp. to prevent the spread of Scleroderris Canker,(Gremmeniella abietina)
• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-95-22 - Deregulation of European Pine Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia buoliana)
• D-94-22 - Regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle

Spruce

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-96-19 - Asian Gypsy Moth Policy

Forest Products

Firewood

• D-01-12 - Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation and Domestic Movement of Firewood

Import from the United States

Elm

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-97-07 - Interim policy on domestic movement of elm material (Ulmus spp. and Zelkova spp.) to prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma ulmi and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi) within Canada

Fir

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States

Larch

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-97-10 - Interim policy regulating plants and plant parts of Larch (Larix spp. and Pseudolarix spp.) to prevent the spread of European larch canker

Oak

• D-01-01 - Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum
• D-99-03 - Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Entry of Oak Wilt Disease (Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt) from the Continental United States
• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States

Pine

• D-98-02 - Requirements for plants and plant parts of Pinus spp. to prevent the spread of Scleroderris Canker, (Gremmeniella abietina)
• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-95-22 - Deregulation of European Pine Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia buoliana)
• D-94-22 - Regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle

Spruce

• D-98-09 - Policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Canada and the United States
• D-96-19 - Asian Gypsy Moth Policy

Import from Countries other than the United States

Unmanufactured Wood Products

• D-02-12 - Import requirements of non-manufactured wood and other non-propagative wood products, except solid wood packaging material, from all areas other than the continental United States
• D-01-01 - Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum
• D-00-08 - Requirements to Prevent the Introduction of undescribed species of Phytophthora pathogenic to Alder (Alnus spp.).
• D-97-10 - Interim Policy on Importation into Canada and Movement within Canada, of plants and plant parts of Larix spp. and Pseudolarix spp. to prevent the spread of European larch canker
• D-96-19 - Asian Gypsy Moth Policy

Firewood

• D-01-12 - Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation and Domestic Movement of Firewood

Wood Dunnage & Wood Packing Materials

• D-01-05 - Canadian wood packaging certification program (CWPCP) for export
• D-98-08 - Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials Produced in All Areas Other Than the Continental United States

Ships

• D-95-03 - Asian Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Plant Protection Policy for Ships

General

• D-97-04 - Application, procedures, issuance and use of a permit to import
• D-96-19 - Asian Gypsy Moth Policy

Future CFIA Policies

• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - Ken Marchant
• Balsam Woolly Adelgid - Ken Marchant
• Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle - Gordon Henry
• KD-HT Lumber Program for the European Union - Jean-Luc Poupart
• Asian Longhorn Policy for the US - Gordon Henry
• Small Japanese Longhorned Beetle - Gordon Henry
• Red-Haired Pine Bark Beetle - Gordon Henry