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CFIA-AIRS Updates September 28th, 2022

A) Chapter 01 was published to:

i) add the following OGD extension.

01.06.19.2083.05 - Assistance dog

ii) modify the description for the following HS codes. 

01.06.19.2083.03 - Personal dogs - accompanied by owner
01.06.19.2083.04 - Personal dogs - unaccompanied by owner

iii) add a registration type and modify the import conditions for the following HS codes.

01.06.19.2083.03 - Personal dogs - accompanied by owner
01.06.19.2083.04 - Personal dogs - unaccompanied by owner

iv) change the release recommendation to “Refuse entry” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Canadian animals returning to Canada”, “For breeding purposes, not for direct retail resale”, “In special training status”, “Resale/Adoption”, “Scientific use (Research)” and “Show or exhibition” originating from Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine.

01.06.19.2083.01 - Commercial dogs - eight months of age or older
01.06.19.2083.02 - Commercial dogs - less than eight months of age

v) remove the end use “Resale” and add the end use “Resale/Adoption” to the following HS code.

01.06.19.2083.01 - Commercial dogs - eight months of age or older

B) AIRS was published to add the following registration types with the format “Confirmation” (C) and the Licence Permit Certificate or Other (LPCO) “Materialized”.

# 79 Assistance Dog Certification
# 83 Rabies Country-Freedom Certificate

C) Chapter 07 was published to:

i) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption” and “Further Processing” and the miscellaneous codes “Without soil” and “Rooted, grown in soil-free media” originating from the United States.

07.05.19.3028.10 - Romaine lettuce  
07.05.19.3028.11 - Romaine lettuce  - Organic.

ii) modify the import conditions and registration type list for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption” and “Further Processing” and the miscellaneous code “ With soil or related matter (including growing media not approved under the CGMP)” originating from the United States.

07.05.19.3028.10 - Romaine lettuce  
07.05.19.3028.11 - Romaine lettuce  - Organic.

iii) change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end use “Human Consumption” originating from the United States.

07.05.19.3002 - Vegetable preparations containing less than 50% egg products.
07.05.19.3030 - Vegetable preparations - containing less than 50% egg products - Organic.

iv) modify the import conditions and the registration type list for the following HS codes with the end use “Human Consumption” originating from the United States.

07.05.19.3001 - Vegetable preparations with more than 2% but less than 20% meat.
07.05.19.3003 - Vegetable preparations containing 50% or more egg products.
07.05.19.3029 - Vegetable preparations - with more than 2% but less than 20% meat - Organic.
07.05.19.3031 - Vegetable preparations - containing 50% or more egg products - Organic.

D) Chapter 20 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC”  for the following HS code with the end use “Human Consumption” originating from the United States.

20.05.99.7271 - Other salads

If you have any questions, please contact your National Import Service Centre.

Topic(s)

Other Government Departments (OGDs) Requirements
Release - General

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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