. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/223 
17 November 2004 
 (04-4976) 
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):  Famoxadone (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 (1394 — Fam oxadone) (available in English and French; 
pages 3181-3184) 
6. Description of content:  Under 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) famoxadone as a fungicide for the 
control of early and late blight in potat oes and tomatoes. This proposed regulatory 
amendment would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food and Drugs 
Act for residues of famoxadone resulting from this use in potatoes and tomatoes, in order to 
permit the sale of food containing these residues. This proposed amendment would also 
establish MRLs in fat and liver of cattle, goats , horses and sheep, and in milk fat to cover 
residues in food derived from animals fe d with crops treated with famoxadone.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
famoxadone of  1.0 part per million (p.p.m.) in tomatoes, 0.06 p.p.m. in milk fat, 0.05 
p.p.m. in liver of cattle, goats, horses and sheep , and 0.02 p.p.m. in fat of cattle, goats, 
horses and sheep, and 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/223 
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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