WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/63
12 October 1999
(99-4294)
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: Thifensulfuron-methyl
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1168 –Thifensulfuron-methyl) (pages 2940-2943)
5.Description of content: The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health
Canada, has recently approved an application to amend the registration of thifensulfuron-
methyl in order to allow its use for the control of grassy and broadleaf weeds in canola(rapeseed) and flax. This proposed regulatory amendment would establish an MRL for
residues of thifensulfuron-methyl resulting from this use in canola (rapeseed) and flax 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
thifensulfuron-methyl of 0.02 p.p.m. in canola  (rapeseed) and flax 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations: No Codex MRL.  No U.S. tolerance.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Canada Gazette,
Part 1, 2 October 1999;  English and French
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  No stated.
11. Final date for comments:  1 December 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:           