G/SPS/N/CAN/1520  
17 July 2023  
(23-4833) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Veterinary drug residues in foods of animal origin (ICS codes: 
11.220, 67.040, 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 2023 -1). 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 online " List of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foods " 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/drugs -health -products/veterinary -
drugs/maximum -residue -limits -mrls/list -maximum -residue -limits -mrls-veterinary -drugs -
foods.html  (referred hereafter as the List) is incorporated by refere nce and is maintained 
on Health Canada's website. 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 new veterinary drugs (for which MRLs have not previously 
been established), and for new foods for existing veterinary drugs (for which MRLs have 
previously been established).  
Rigorous safety assessments have been conducted to derive these MRLs. Residue 
compliance for the proposed MRLs has either been monitored and confirmed by the 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), or will be incorporated in future monitoring 
programs.  
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/1520  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the  standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/codex -texts/maximum -residue -limits/en/  
[ ] 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 st andard?  
[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:  
Health  Canada's "Proposal to Amend the List of Maximum Residu e Limits (MRLs) for 
Veterinary Drugs in Foods" Website, posted 11 July 2023 (available in English and French) 
[consultation ] 
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 publicati on, and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : On the date the Final Notice to Amend the List of MRLs for Veterinary 
Drugs in Foods is published on the Health Canada website.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
By e-mail to vdd.HSD -DIH.dmv@hc -sc.gc.ca , with subject line: Proposal to Amend the List 
of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foods (Proposed MRL 2 023-1). 
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/programs/consultation -proposal -maximum -
residue -limits -veterinary -drugs -foods -mrl-2023-1.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/programmes/consultation -proposition -limites -
maximales -residus -drogues -veterinaire -aliments -lmr-2023-1.html  (French)  
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