G/SPS/N/CAN/1055  
 
15 September 2016  
(16-4892) 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): Food additives (ICS Code: 67.220)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countri es:   
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Intent to Issue a Food Marketing 
Authorization Amending the Marketing Authorization for Food Additives with Other 
Generally Accepted Uses . Language(s): English and French . Number of pages:   
6. Descripti on of content: The purpose of this notice is to inform interested stakeholders 
of the Minister of Health's intent to amend the Marketing Authorization for Food 
Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses to allow for the addition of food additives 
for new  purposes of use to the incorporated List of Permitted Food Additives with Other 
Generally Accepted Uses.  
Paragraph 2(1)(a) of this marketing authorization (MA) presently limits the purposes of 
use that may appear on the incorporated list to those that wer e mentioned in column III 
of Table VIII, Part B, Division 16 of the Food and Drug Regulations  on the day on which 
the MA and its incorporated list were made (25 October 2012). Until paragraph 2(1)(a) 
is amended, Health Canada's Food Directorate is unable t o administratively amend the 
List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses to permit food 
additives for new purposes of use that it has assessed as safe.  
Interested persons may make representations, with respect to the Minister of Hea lth's 
intent to issue this MA, within 75 calendar days after the date of publication of this 
notice (by 22 November 2016).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or d isease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organ ization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :   G/SPS/N/CAN/1055  
 
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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 Food and Nutrition - "Public Involvement and Partner ships" Website, 
posted 9 September 2016 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/authorization -autorisation/index -eng.php  
(Englis h) 
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/authorization -autorisation/index -fra.php  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined following c lose of the 
comment period.  
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) : This marketing authorization will come into force on the day on 
which it is published  in the Canada Gazette , Part II.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  Natio nal Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess (if available) of other body:   
The "Notice of Intent to Issue a Food Marketing Authorization Amending the Marketing 
Authorization for Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses" is available 
through the following weblink:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/authorization -autorisation/index -eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/authorization -autorisation/index -fra.php  (French)