. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/199 
6 April 2004 
 (04-1551) 
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), Health Canada 
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):  Foramsulfuron (ICS: 65.100.20) 
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 (1377 — Forams ulfuron) (available in English and French, 
pages 868-870) 
6. Description of content:  Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act , the Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of He alth Canada has approved an application 
for the registration of the pest control product (pesticide)  foramsulfuron as a herbicide for 
the control of annual and perennial grasses, a nd broadleaf weeds in field corn as a post-
emergent treatment.  This proposed regul atory amendment would establish a Maximum 
Residue Limit (MRL) under the Food and Drugs Act  for residues of foramsulfuron 
resulting from this use in field 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 
foramsulfuron of 0.01 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:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, 
Part I, 27 March 2004 (availab le in English and French) G/SPS/N/CAN/199 
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 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:  10 June 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/2004/20040327/pdf/g1-13813.pdf