WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/75
30 November 1999
(99-5146)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
1.Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pyridaben
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1142 – Pyridaben) (pages 3423-3425)
5. Description of content: Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act , the Pest
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), of Health Canada, has approved an application
for the registration of the pest control product (pesticide) pyridaben as an insecticide for the
control of developing stages of mites in apple and peach orchards. This proposed regulatory
amendment would establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under the Food and Drugs
Act for residues of pyridaben resulting from this use in apples and peaches/nectarines, and
in imported pears and almonds, in order to permit the sale of food containing these residues.
After the review of all available data, the PM RA has determined that MRLs for pyridaben,
of 1.5 parts per million (ppm) in peaches/nectarines, 0.75 ppm in pears, 0.5 ppm in apples
and 0.05 ppm in almonds would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part I, 20 November 1999 (Available in English and French)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.
11.Final date for comments:  19 January 2000
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:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           