G/TBT/N/CAN/571/Add.1  
 
20 November 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English, French  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  20 November 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
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Title: Regulations amending the Fertilizers Regulations  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 26 October 2020  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 11 November 2020  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 26 October 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2020/2020 -11-11/html/s or-dors232 -eng.html   
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2020/2020 -11-11/html/sor -dors232 -fra.html   
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published the final regulations 
amending the Fertilizers Regulations on 11 November 2020. The amendments introduce a risk -based 
approach, strengthen regulatory controls for product safety, environmental susta inability and 
consumer protection while reducing regulatory and administrative burden on regulated parties. 
These regulations were previously notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/571.  
The regulatory changes to the Fertilizers Regulations : 
• Update product definitions an d the compositional criteria of primary materials to bring them 
up to date with current science, industry trends and international standards;  
• Use incorporation by reference to enable regular updates to the List of Materials as new 
information comes to ligh t; 
• Clarify the general exemptions from all provisions of the Fertilizers Act  and the Regulations 
to facilitate the import of products intended for export or manufacturing purposes;  
 
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  • Introduce a risk -based approach to support innovation and expedite time to market for safe 
fertilizers and supplements, while maintaining high product safety standards;  
• Align regulatory intervention and oversight with the potential health and safety risks 
associated with the product and its use (revised exemptions from registrati on); 
• Reduce regulatory and administrative burden on regulated parties by streamlining the 
registration, re -registration and registration amendment process; and  
• Modernize labelling requirements to allow more flexibility and limit the mandatory label 
informa tion. All required information will have to appear in both official languages.  
The amendments contain transitional provisions that allow regulated parties to comply with either 
the "new" regulations or the "old" regulations for a period of three years. Thi s applies to the 
manufacture, sale, import or export of fertilizers and supplements regulated under the Fertilizers 
Act. Combining provisions from "new" and "old" regulations is not permitted. Product proponents 
must comply with either "new" or "old" regul ations with respect to a single product.  
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