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2 February 2024  
(24-0850) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  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 should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food products in general (ICS code: 67.040)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Intent to Repeal Sixteen Food -Related 
Marketing Authorizations . Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The proposed Marketing Authorization repealing certain 
Marketing Authorizations issued under the Food and Drugs Act  would repeal 16 redundant 
food marketing authorizations; 15 of which relate to permitted food additives, and one 
regarding the fortification of Milk, Goat's Milk and Margarine w ith vitamin D.  
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. Is there a relevant international standard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Interna tional Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Notice  of Intent to Repeal Sixteen Food -Related Marketing Authorizations: 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : The proposed repeal of the marketing authorization concerning the 
fortification of Milk, Goat's Milk and Margarine with vitamin D would take place the day on 
which the Marketing Authorization repealing certain Marketing Authorizations issued under 
the Food  and Drugs Act  is registered.  
The 15 marketing authorizations concerning permitted food additives would be repealed on 
the same day that the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food 
Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Cri teria and Methods of Analysis for 
Food are published in the Canada Gazette , Part II.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 April 2024  
Agency or au thority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the text can be downloaded at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -intent -repeal -sixteen -food-related -marketing -authorizations.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/ participation -public -
partenariats/avis -intention -abrogation -seize-autorisations -mise-marche -liees-
aliments.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Globa l Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 