G/SPS/N/CAN/694  
 
3 July 2013  
(13-3503)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Health Canada 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Veterinary drug residues of ractopamine in foods of 
animal origin (ICS Codes 11.220, 65.020, 65.120, 67.120). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Proposal to amend the List of Maximum Residue 
Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foods (Proposed MRL 2013-2)  Language(s): 
English and French  Number of pages:    
6. Description of content:  
This notification is further to the SPS Notification (G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.2), where the 
Minister of Health has issued a Ministerial Regulation entitled "Marketing Authorization 
(MA) for Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foods"  pursuant to 
section 30.3(1) and 30.5(1) of the Food and Drugs Act. 
The new online "List of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foods"  
(List) is incorporated by reference and is maintained on Health Canada's web site. Any proposed changes will continue to be the subject of consultation, public and international 
notification, and the List will then be updated administratively. 
The purpose of this Proposal is to notify of a consultation on proposed changes to the 
List. The proposal includes MRLs for ractop amine in cattle swine and turkey tissues. In 
this proposal, MRLs for ractopamine in some tissues of cattle and swine are slightly 
revised compared to those previously published on the Health Canada website as 
administrative MRLs (AMRLs). These revisions are made to harmonize the proposed MRLs with the recently adopted MRLs for ractopamine by the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission. 
These proposed MRLs are published for a 75 day comment period. Rigorous safety 
assessments have been conducted to derive these MRLs. Residue compliance for the 
proposed MRLs has been monitored and confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection 
Agency (CFIA). 
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/694 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) 
(http://www.codexalimentarius.net /vetdrugs/data/index.html ) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Marketing Authorization for Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Foods 
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-05-22/html/sor-dors87-eng.html  (English) 
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-05-22/html/sor-dors87-fra.html  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : When the Final Notice to Amend the List of 
MRLs for Veterinary Drugs in Foods is published on the Health Canada website, normally 
within six months from the date of this consultation. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : On the date the Final Notice to Amend the List of MRLs for 
Veterinary Drugs in Foods is publis hed on the Health Canada website. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 August 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: By email to consultationVDD-DMV@hc-sc.gc.ca, with 
subject line: Proposal to Amend the List  of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for 
Veterinary Drugs in Food (Proposed MRL 2013-2). 
By Postal Mail: Health Canada, Veterinary Drugs Directorate, Holland Cross Complex, 
Ground Floor, 14-11 Holland Avenue, Postal Locator 3000A, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 
K1A 0K9. 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the proposal can be downloaded at:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/mrl-lmr/2013-2-prop-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/mrl-lmr/2013-2-prop-fra.php  (French)