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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/189
24 October 2003
(03-5622)
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:   Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), 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):  Propiconazole (ICS: 65.100.30, 67.080.10)
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:   Interim Marketing
Authorization regarding the use of propiconazole on blackberries, loganberries andraspberries (available in English and French; pages 3276-3277)
6. Description of content:  The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health
Canada has recently approved an application to amend the registration of propiconazole in
order to allow its use for the control of yellow rust on blackberries, loganberries and
raspberries.  The PMRA has also been requested to establish a Maximum Residue Limit
(MRL) for residues of propiconazole and its metabolites resulting from this use inblackberries, loganberries and raspberries, 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
propiconazole and its metabolites of 0.7 p.p.m. in blackberries, loganberries and raspberrieswould not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public.  Therefore, it is the intention of
the PMRA to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to establish an
MRL for propiconazole and its metabolites of 0.7 p.p.m. in blackberries, loganberries and
raspberries.
The use of propiconazole on blackberries, loganberries and raspberries will provide joint
benefits to consumers and the agricultural industry as a result of improved management of
pests.
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate sale of blackberries,
loganberries and raspberries with an MRL for propiconazole and its metabolites of0.7 p.p.m. while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.
A revision to this notification will be published at the start of the amendment process and
Members will be given the opportunity at that time to submit comments on this proposed
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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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection 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, 18 October 2003 (Available in English and French)
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Immediate for this IMA. For the final regulation, will be stated
in subsequent Revision or A ddendum to this notification.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Immediate for this IMA.  For the final regulation, will
be stated in subsequent Revision or Addendum to this notification.
12. Final date for comments:  This document is not for comment at this time.  A comment
period will be provided in a Revision of this notification.
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 notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2003/20031018/pdf/g1-13742.pdf