. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/226 
17 November 2004 
 (04-4983) 
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):  Dimethomorph (ICS: 65.100.30, 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 (1413 — Dimeth omorph) (available in English and French; 
pages 3193-3195) 
6. Description of content:  Dimethomorph is registered under the Pest Control Products Act  
as a fungicide for the control of late blight on potatoes. By virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) 
of the Food and Drug Regulations , the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for residues of 
dimethomorph 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 dimethomorph for the use mentioned above. Following the review of data 
submitted in connection with th is application, this propo sed regulatory amendment would 
establish an MRL for residues of dimethomor ph resulting from this use on potatoes, 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 
dimethomorph of 0.01 p.p.m. in potatoes 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:    G/SPS/N/CAN/226 
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 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