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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/196 
12 February 2004 
 (04-0565) 
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):  Fenhexamid (ICS:65.100.30, 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:   Interim Marketing 
Authorization regarding the use of fenhexamid  on lettuce and bushbe rries (available in 
English and French;  pages 205-206). 
6. Description of content:    
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (P MRA) of Health Canada has recently 
approved an application to amend the registra tion of fenhexamid in order to allow its use 
for the control of Botrytis diseases on le ttuce and bushberries (blueberries, currants, 
elderberries, gooseberries and huckleberries). The PMRA has also been requested to 
establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for residues of fenhexamid in lettuce and in 
bushberries resulting from this use, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
fenhexamid of 23 p.p.m. in lettuce and of 4 p. p.m. in blueberries, currants, elderberries, 
gooseberries and huckleberries would 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 MRLs for fenhe xamid of 23 p.p.m. in lettuce and of 4 
p.p.m. in blueberries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries and huckleberries.  
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to perm it the immediate sale of lettuce with an MRL 
of 23 p.p.m. for fenhexamid and the sale of bl ueberries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries 
and huckleberries with an MRL of 4 p.p.m. for fenhexamid 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 pro cess and Members will be given the opportunity 
at that time to submit comments on this proposed measure.  G/SPS/N/CAN/196 
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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, 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, 7 February 2004 (Avail able 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 Re vision 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 regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/ partI/2004/20040207/pdf/g1-13806.pdf