G/SPS/N/CAN/657/Add.1  
 
17 September 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 16 Septem ber 2013, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Notice of Modification - Lists of Permitted Food Additives 
The proposed modifications notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/657 were made available for comment until 
24 May 2013 through the "Consultation Document on Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use 
of a New Food Additive, Urease, as a Food Enzyme in Wine and Sake". 
No safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's scientific assessment, or through the 
comments received during the corresponding consultation. Therefore, the Department has enabled 
its use as described in the information document by updating the List of Permitted Food Enzymes , 
effective 3 September 2013. 
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this 
regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to submit any new scientific information relevant  to the safety of this food additive. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CAN/13_3650_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/CAN/13_3650_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   G/SPS/N/CAN/657/Add.1 
 
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  Text available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of: " Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to Enable 
the Use of Urease as a Food Enzyme in Wi ne and Sake - Document Reference number: 
NOM/ADM-0016 " can be downloaded at: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0016/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0016/index-fra.php  (French) 
 
or requested from: Canadian Enquiry Point Standards Council of Canada 
200-270 Albert Street 
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6N7 
Tel: +(613) 238 3222 
Fax: +(613) 569 7808 E-mail: enquirypoint@scc.ca  
 
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