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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/85
16 May 2000
(00-1995)
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:  Department of Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable). ): Propiconazole   Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent
relevant or practicable:  Not stated
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1174 – Propiconazole) (pages 1422-1425)
5. Description of content:  Propiconazole is registered under the Pest Control Products Act as
a fungicide for the control of various fungi on numerous crops. A Maximum Residue Limit
(MRL) has been established under the Food and Drugs Act for residues of propiconazole
and its metabolites resulting from these uses at 0.05 parts per million (p.p.m.) in barley, oatsand wheat. An MRL has also been established at 2 p.p.m. in liver and kidney of cattle to
cover residues in food derived from animals fed with crops treated with propiconazole. By
virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulation s, the MRL for other
foods is 0.1 p.p.m.
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 fungi on apricots, cherries, peaches/nectarines and plums. This proposedregulatory amendment would establish an MRL for residues of propiconazole and its
metabolites resulting from this use on apricots, cherries, peaches/nectarines and plums, in
order to permit the import and sale of food containing these residues.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Canadian tolerances have been harmonized with
the US tolerances, and will therefore cover residues of propiconazole in/on stone fruit.  The
United States and Codex have both establishe d tolerances of 1.0 p.p.m. in/on stone fruit.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part I, 6 May 2000 (Available in English and French)G/SPS/N/CAN/85
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.
11. Final date for comments:  5 June 2000
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: