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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/87
9 June 2000
(00-2295)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable): Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Fenhexamid
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1202 – Fenhexamid) (pages 1691-1693)
5. Description of content: Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act, the Pest
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health Canada, has approved an application
for the registration of the pest control product (pesticide) fenhexamid as a fungicide for the
control of Botrytis cinera on grapes and strawberries as a foliar treatment. This proposed
regulatory amendment would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food
and Drugs Act for residues of fenhexamid resulting from this use in grapes, raisins and
strawberries, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.
After the review of all available data, the PM RA has determined that MRLs for fenhexamid
of 6 parts per million (ppm) in raisins, 4 ppm in grapes and 3 ppm in strawberries would not
pose an unacceptable health risk to the public.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This petition was jointly reviewed with the US
EPA. Canadian tolerances have been harmonize d with the US tolerances, and therefore, will
cover residues of fenhexamid in strawberries , grapes and raisins imported from the United
States. There are no Codex maximum residue limits established.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part 1, 27 May 2000 (Available in English and French)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.G/SPS/N/CAN/87
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11. Final date for comments:  26 July 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           