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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/66
13 October 1999
(99-4333)
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:  Health Canada
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  fosetyl-aluminum
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1114 – Fosetyl-Aluminum) (pages 2911-2914)
5.Description of content: Fosetyl-aluminum is registered under the Pest Control Products
Act as a systemic fungicide with protective and curative action for use on apples.
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have been established under the Food and Drugs Act for
residues of fosetyl-aluminum resulting from this use at 1 part per million (p.p.m.) in apples,
and at 10 p.p.m. in imported avocados.  By virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food andDrug Regulations, the MRL for other foods is 0.1 p.p.m.
The Pest Management Regulatory  Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada has recently
approved an application  to amend the registration of fosetyl-aluminum in order to allow its
use as a systemic fungicide for the control of  downy mildew on butterhead and head lettuce
grown in greenhouse.  This proposed regula tory  amendment would establish MRLs for
residues of fosetyl-aluminum resulting from this use in butterhead and head lettuce, and in
the following imported commodities:  celery, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower,mustard greens, strawberries, cantaloupe, cucu mbers, squash, tomatoes and dry onion bulbs,
in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.
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:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Canada Gazette,
Part I, 2 October 1999 (English and French)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.G/SPS/N/CAN/66
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11. Final date for comments:  1 November 1999
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:           