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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/224 
17 November 2004 
 (04-4981) 
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):  Picloram (ICS: 65.100.20, 67.040) 
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 (1400 — Picloram ) (available in English and French; pages 
3185-3188) 
6. Description of content:  Picloram is registered under the Pest Control Products Act  as a 
herbicide for the control of deep-rooted perenni al and biennial broadleaf weeds in barley, 
wheat, permanent grass pastures and rangeland as a post-emergent treatment. By virtue of 
subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations , the Maximum Residue Limit 
(MRL) for residues of picloram in any food is 0.1 parts per million (p.p.m.).  
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada has recently 
approved an application for the registration of  a new end-use product containing the active 
ingredient picloram for the uses mentioned a bove. Following the review of data submitted 
in connection with this application, this proposed regulatory amendment would establish 
MRLs for residues of picloram resulting from its use in barley and wheat, in order to 
permit the sale of food containing these residues. The amendment would also establish MRLs in eggs, in fat, kidney, liver, m eat and meat by-products  of cattle, goats, hogs, 
horses, poultry and sheep, and in milk to cove r residues in food derived from animals fed 
with crops treated with picloram.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA  has determined that MRLs for picloram of 
0.4 p.p.m. in kidney and meat by-products of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep, 0.2 p.p.m. in kidney and meat by-products of poultry and in wheat, 0.1 p.p.m. in barley, and 0.05 p.p.m. in eggs, in fat, liver and meat  of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep, 
and in milk 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 
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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, 6 November 2004 (Avail able 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:  20 January 2005 
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/2004/20041106/pdf/g1-13845.pdf