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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/219 
12 October 2004 
 (04-4267) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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), Department of 
Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Isoxadifen-ethyl (ICS: 65.100.20, 67.060) 
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 (1392 — Isoxa difen-ethyl) (available in English and 
French; pages 2739-2741) 
6. Description of content:   
Isoxadifen-ethyl is a safener used as a fo rmulant in certain pest control products 
(pesticides) that are used as he rbicides for the control of annual and perennial grasses, and 
broadleaf weeds in field corn.  A safener is a dded to the formulation of a pesticide in order 
to prevent adverse effects on the crops on wh ich the pesticide is used.  This proposed 
regulatory amendment would establish a Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) under the Food 
and Drugs Act  for residues of isoxadifen-ethyl in fi eld corn grain (the kernels of field 
corn), 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 isoxadifen-ethyl of 0.08 parts per million (p.p.m.) in field corn grain 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, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/CAN/219 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, Part 
I, 2 October 2004 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs 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:  16 December 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 notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20041002/pdf/g1-13840.pdf