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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/196/Rev.1 
7 April 2005 
 (05-1429) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Pest Management Regulator y Agency, Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fenhexamid on lettuce, blueberries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries, and 
huckleberries (ICS: 65.100.30, 67.080). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Not 
stated. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to 
the Food and Drug Regulations (1396 — Fenhexa mid) (available in English and French, 
pages 970-973). 
6. Description of content:  The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health 
Canada has recently approved a pplications to amend the registration of fenhexamid in 
order to allow its use for the control of Botrytis  diseases on blueberries, currants, 
elderberries, gooseberries, huckleberries, lettu ce and tomatoes.  This proposed regulatory 
amendment would establish Maximum Residue Li mits (MRLs) for residues of fenhexamid 
resulting from this use in blueberries, currant s, elderberries, gooseberries, huckleberries, 
lettuce and tomatoes, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
fenhexamid of 23 p.p.m. in lettuce, 4 p.p.m.  in blueberries, currants, elderberries, 
gooseberries and huckleberries, and 1 p.p.m. in tomatoes would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public. 
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) was issued on 7 Februa ry 2004 (G/SPS/N/CAN/196), to permit the 
immediate sale of lettuce containing residues of fenhexamid with an MRL of 23 p.p.m. and 
the immediate sale of blueberries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries and huckleberries 
containing residues of fenhexamid with an MRL of 4 p.p.m. while the regulatory process to formally amend the Regulations is undertaken.   
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, 
Part I, 26 March 2005 (available  in English and French). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  9 June 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20050326/pdf/g1-13913.pdf