G/SPS/N/CAN/1035  
 
14 June 2016  
(16-3247)  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 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 2016-1)  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 " 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mp s/vet/mrl-lmr/mrl-lmr_ve rsus_new-nouveau-eng.php  
(referred hereafter as the List) is incorporated by reference 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 Li st 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 in any food), fo r new foods for existing veterinary drugs on 
the List, for revisions to existing MRLs, and for removals of some MRLs from the List. 
Rigorous safety assessments have been conducted to derive these MRLs. Residue 
compliance for the proposed MRLs has either been monitored and confirmed by the 
Canad ian F ood  I ns pe c tion Ag e nc y (CF I A), or wi l l b e  inc orp orate d  in future monitorin g  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/1035 
 
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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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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:  
Health Canada's "Proposal to Amend the List of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for 
Veterinary Drugs in Foods" Website, posted  3 June 2016 (available in English and 
French): 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/mrl-lmr/2016-1-prop-eng.php  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/mrl-lmr/2016-1-prop-fra.php  
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: [X] 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. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 August 2016 
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 e-mail to consultationVDD-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 2016-1). 
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. Text(s) 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/2016-1-prop-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/mrl-lmr/2016-1-prop-fra.php  (French)