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27 June 2019  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English, French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 26 June 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada .  
 
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Final Publication: Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations  (Vodka Compositional 
Standard)  
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published the final Regulations Amending the Food 
and Drug Regulations (Vodka)  on 26 June 2019. The amendments are intended to facilitate 
interprovincial trade, to harmonize mo re closely with trading partners and to enable product 
innovation. These regulations were previously notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/575 on 16 January 2019.  
The regulatory changes to the Food and Drug Regulations include:  
• Expanding the permitted ingredients from p otato spirit or grain spirit to any material of 
agricultural origin;  
• Allowing for the use of other treatments besides charcoal, to render the product without 
distinctive character, aroma, or taste; and  
• Requiring additional labelling information when source s other than potato or cereal grain 
are used.  
Canadian and international stakeholders have until 13 December 2022 inclusively to continue using 
current requirements, providing stakeholders time to adapt to these regulatory changes and make 
necessary labell ing and formulation changes. This transitional period is given to better align with 
future labelling amendments and respond to industry comments.  
The full text of the adopted measure can be downloaded from the Internet addresses below:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2019/2019 -06-26/html/sor -dors217 -eng.html  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2019/2019 -06-26/html/sor -dors217 -fra.html  
or requested  from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone:  (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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