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G/SPS/N/CAN/586 
8 February 2012  
 (12-0777) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Pre-cooked infant cereals (ICS Codes:  67.060, 67.220, 67.230) 
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:  Interim Marketing Authorization regarding the use of 
amylase derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  in the production of pre-cooked infant 
cereals  Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Health Canada has received two su bmissions to permit the use of 
the enzyme alpha-amylase derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  in the production of 
pre-cooked infant cereals at levels of use c onsistent with good manufacturing practice.  
Evaluation of available data supports the safet y and effectiveness of alpha-amylase derived 
from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  in infant cereals. 
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Ca nada to recommend that the Regulations be 
amended to permit the use of amylase derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  in the 
production of infant cereals.  
As a means to improve the responsiveness of th e regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of amylase derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  in the production of infant cereals, as indicated above, while the 
regulatory process is undertaken to amend the Regulations. 
The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of 
infant cereals that have been manufacture d through the use of amylase derived from 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens .  The amendments are supported by the safety assessment and 
would have low impact on the economy and on  the environment.  Consequently, the 
regulatory amendments may proceed directly to final approval and publication in the 
Canada Gazette , Part II. G/SPS/N/CAN/586 
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  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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[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:  Canada 
Gazette , Part I, 28 January 2012, Pages 97-98 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Immediate for this IMA.  For the final regulation, 
normally within 12-18 months of publication of the Notice of Interim Marketing 
Authorization in the Canada Gazette , Part I, 28 January 2012. 
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) :  Immediate for this IMA.  For the fi nal regulation, normally within 12-18 
months of publication of the Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization in the Canada 
Gazette , Part I, 28 January 2012. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  12 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts 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 downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/201 2/2012-01-28/pdf/g1- 14604.pdf#page=7  ( Canada 
Gazette ) 
or  http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/ 2012-01-28/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d108  
(English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/ 2012-01-28/html/notice-avis-fra.html#d108 
(French)