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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/221 
12 October 2004 
 (04-4269) 
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):  Daminozide (ICS: 65.080, 67.080) 
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 (1404 — Daminoz ide) (available in English and French; 
pages 2745-2747) 
6. Description of content:   
Daminozide (also known as Alar) was registered under the Pest Control Products Act  as a 
plant growth regulator for the control of the maturation processes of apples, cherries, 
grapes, nectarines and peaches. Maximum Resi due Limits (MRLs) we re established under 
the Food and Drugs Act  for residues of daminozide resulting from its use at 55 parts per 
million (p.p.m.) in sour cherries, 30 p.p.m. in apples and sweet cherries, 25 p.p.m. in 
peaches/ nectarines, and 10 p.p.m. in grapes; and at 20 p.p.m. in peanuts and plums, 15 
p.p.m. in Brussels sprouts and pears, and 0.5 p.p.m. in tomatoes imported into Canada. By 
virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations , the MRL for other 
foods is 0.1 p.p.m.  
This proposed regulatory amendment would d ecrease the MRLs for residues of daminozide 
and its metabolite in all food crops to the limit of quantification of 0.02 p.p.m. for 
enforcement purposes. This proposed regul atory amendment would also amend the 
chemical name of daminozide in order to comply with international nomenclature 
conventions.  
This proposed amendment harmonizes with changes proposed by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency with respect to MRLs for daminozide. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 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:    
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