D-98-08 Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada

Canada is proposing revisions to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) directive on wood packaging material (WPM): D-98-08 Entry requirements for wood packaging materiel into Canada.  This directive provides the requirements for the entry of all wood packaging materials (WPM) including dunnage, pallets, or crating made from wood entering Canada from all areas except the continental United States (U.S.).Revisions to D-98-08 are intended to mirror recent ISPM 15 updates and more importantly to include the new shipborne dunnage program, which was notified to the SPS Committee in G/SPS/N/CAN/1359 and G/SPS/N/CAN/1359/Add.1.
The shipborne dunnage program combines forest pest mitigation measures with a flexible and easy-to-apply approach that also promotes and encourages the use of ISPM 15 compliant material.