WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/49
8 March 1999
(99-0904)
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 (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Glyphosate
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to the Food
and Drug Regulations (1125) (pages 586-588)
5. Description of content:   After the review of all available data, it is proposed to amend the
Food and Drug Regulations to establish an MRL of 3 ppm for glyphosate, including its
metabolite, in corn.
6. Objective and rationale:  Protection of human health
7. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:  Internationally, Codex recommended an MRL of 0.1 ppm on maize.
The United States set a tolerance of 1.0 ppm on field corn grain.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette,
Part I, 27 February 1999;  English and French
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated.
11. Final date for comments:  29 March 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:            