Directive D-12-01 Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction of plants regulated as pests in Canada

A pest risk analysis was conducted for Arundo donax. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) determined that it poses a significant risk to Canada's plant resource base. Based on this analysis and on feedback received from Canadian stakeholders, the CFIA is planning to regulate Arundo donax as a quarantine pest under the Plant Protection ActIntentional importation of this species is prohibited. To prevent non-intentional (contaminants) imports, all commodities to be imported into Canada are required to be free from propagative parts of Arundo donax
The applicable directive (D-12-01) will be amended after the end of the comment period and prior to implementation, to reflect this change.