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Memorandum D19-9-3
Importation and Exportation of Human Remains and Other Human Tissues
2009-01-16
- This memorandum has been revised to better reflect the Quarantine Act and the Quarantine Regulations established thereunder.
- This revision replaces Memorandum D19-9-3, Importation and Shipment of Bodies, Body Parts and Human Organs into Canada, dated June 16, 2005.
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Last modified: 2009-01-16
Summary
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in the administration of the Quarantine Act and the Quarantine Regulations established thereunder. This memorandum outlines the conditions under which cadavers, other human remains, organs and tissues may be imported into or exported from Canada.
References
| Issuing office | Health, Safety and Security Unit Partnerships Division Border and Compliance Programs Directorate Admissibility Branch |
| Headquarters file | 68472-3-1 |
| Legislative references | Customs Tariff – Tariff Item 9832.00.00 Customs Act – subsection 2. (1) Quarantine Act, sections 2, 5, 44, 45 and 46 Food and Drugs Act Cultural Property Export and Import Act |
| Other references | D8-3-11, D19-4-1 |
| Superseded memoranda D | D19-9-3, dated June 16, 2005 |
