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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/217 
1 October 2004 
 (04-4120) 
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):  Iprovalicarb (ICS: 65.100.30, 67.080.10) 
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 (1422 — Iprovalic arb) (available in English and French; 
pages 2629-2631) 
6. Description of content:  The pest control product iprovalicarb is a fungicide for the control 
of downy mildew on grapes as a foliar treatment.  This proposed regulatory amendment 
would establish a Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) under the Food and Drugs Act  for 
residues of iprovalicarb in grapes, in order to permit the import and sale of food containing these residues.  By virtue of subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations , the 
MRL for other foods is 0.1 parts per million (p.p.m.).   
After the review of all available data, the PMRA has determined that an MRL for 
iprovalicarb of 2 p.p.m. in grapes 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 
damage from pests 
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, 25 September 2004 (availabl e in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I. G/SPS/N/CAN/217 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  9 December 2004 
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/2004/20040925/pdf/g1-13839.pdf  
 
 