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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/240 
7 April 2005 
 (05-1421) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Department of 
Health 
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):  Tepraloxydim (ICS: 65.100.20, 67.040) 
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 (1423 - Tepralox ydim) (available in English and French, 
pages 974-977). 
6. Description of content:  Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act , the Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of He alth Canada has approved an application 
for the registration of the pest control product tepraloxydim as a herbicide for the control of 
a variety of annual and perennial grasses in dry peas, flax and lentils as a post-emergent treatment.  This proposed regulatory amen dment would establish a Maximum Residue 
Limit (MRL) under the Food and Drugs Act  for residues of tepraloxydim and its 
metabolites resulting from this use in dry peas, fl ax and lentils, in order to permit the sale 
of food containing these residues.  This pr oposed amendment would also establish MRLs 
for residues of tepraloxydim and its metabolit es in eggs, in meat and meat by-products of 
cattle, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep, and in m ilk to cover residues in food derived from 
animals fed with crops treated with tepraloxydim.  
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that MRLs for 
tepraloxydim, including its metabolites, of 0.15 parts per million (p.p.m.) in eggs and in 
meat and meat by-products of cattle, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep, 0.1 p.p.m. in dry peas, flax and lentils, and 0.03 p.p.m. in milk  would not pose an unacceptable health risk to 
the public. 
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 measures 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