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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/174
12 June 2003
(03-3074)
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, Health Canada
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Picolinafen (ICS: 65.100)
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 (1354 - Picolinafen) (available in English and French,
pages 1613-1615)
6. 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) picolinafen as a herbicide for thecontrol of broadleaf weeds in barley and spring wheat (including durum) as a
post-emergent treatment.  This proposed regulatory amendment would establish Maximum
Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food and Drugs Act for residues of picolinafen resulting
from this use in barley and wheat, in order to permit the sale of food containing these
residues.
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that an MRL for
picolinafen of 0.05 parts per million (p.p.m.) in barley and wheat 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 disease,  [   ] 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, 31 May 2003 (available in English and French)G/SPS/N/CAN/174
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:  14 August 2003
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/2003/20030531/pdf/g1-13722.pdf