Canada proposes Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction of plants regulated as pests. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) states 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 Act. Intentional 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. Products covered : The following plant and its propagative parts are prohibited: Arundo donax (giant reed). Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 August 2017 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 August 2017 Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2018 Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 August 2017 | 
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