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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/191
2 December 2003
(03-6382)
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:   Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Fludioxonil (ICS: 65.100.30)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Not
stated.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to
the Food and Drug Regulations (1371 — Fludioxonil) (Available in English and French;
pages 3676-3678)
6. Description of content:  Fludioxonil is registered under the Pest Control Products Act as a
fungicide for the control of Fusarium spp., Microdochium , Rhizoctonia , Tilletia ,
Helminthosporium , and Septoria on cereal and non-cereal crops as a seed treatment and of
Botrytis , Monilinia ,  Sclerotinia , and Alternaria on stone fruit, berry crops, vegetables, and
ornamentals as a foliar treatment.
This proposed regulatory amendment would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
for residues of fludioxonil in dry bulb and green onions, grapes, and strawberries to permit
the import and sale of food containing these residues.
After the review of all available data, the PM RA has determined that MRLs for fludioxonil
of 7 p.p.m. in green onions, 2 p.p.m. in strawberries, 1 p.p.m. in grapes, and 0.2 p.p.m. in
dry bulb onions would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public.
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part I, 22 November 2003 (Available in English and French)G/SPS/N/CAN/191
Page 2
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 months of publication in the Canada
Gazette, Part I.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted.
12. Final date for comments:  5 February 2004
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:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2003/20031122/pdf/g1-13747.pdf