Regulatory Updates
Proposed Amendment to the Pest Control Products Regulations
Distribution date: 17 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 20 July 2012
The Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) and the Pest Control Product Regulations (PCPR) provide the legislative mandate to regulate pest control products in Canada. Under the PCPA, the Minister has the authority to allow the use of unregistered pest control products (i.e. a pest control product that is not registered in Canada), if the use of such products does not pose any unacceptable health or environmental risks. Using this authority, provisions in the Pest Control Products Regulations currently allow the importation of a foreign product, exempt from Canadian registration requirements, provided it is deemed to be equivalent to a Canadian registered product and has an equivalent label. The proposed amendments are intended to formalize the existing approach to establishing equivalence between registered and foreign products as well as to simplify certain administrative aspects of the program. The proposed amendments, consistent with the existing program, would clarify the process by which chemical equivalence is determined between a registered Canadian product and a foreign (unregistered) product. The establishment of chemical equivalence is crucial since it helps ensure that the importation of a product under regulation does not present unacceptable health or environmental risks. Also consistent with the existing program, the amendments empower grower groups with the responsibility to nominate products for importation and to define the conditions that growers must meet in order to import products into Canada. Note: This document has also been notified under the TBT Agreement.
Products Covered: Pest control products (ICS Code: 65.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed Amendment to the Pest Control Products Regulations
Distribution date: 17 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 20 July 2012
The Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) and the Pest Control Product Regulations (PCPR) provide the legislative mandate to regulate pest control products in Canada. Under the PCPA, the Minister has the authority to allow the use of unregistered pest control products (i.e. a pest control product that is not registered in Canada), if the use of such products does not pose any unacceptable health or environmental risks. Using this authority, provisions in the Pest Control Products Regulations currently allow the importation of a foreign product, exempt from Canadian registration requirements, provided it is deemed to be equivalent to a Canadian registered product and has an equivalent label. The proposed amendments are intended to formalize the existing approach to establishing equivalence between registered and foreign products as well as to simplify certain administrative aspects of the program. The proposed amendments, consistent with the existing program, would clarify the process by which chemical equivalence is determined between a registered Canadian product and a foreign (unregistered) product. The establishment of chemical equivalence is crucial since it helps ensure that the importation of a product under regulation does not present unacceptable health or environmental risks. Also consistent with the existing program, the amendments empower grower groups with the responsibility to nominate products for importation and to define the conditions that growers must meet in order to import products into Canada. Note: This document has also been notified under the TBT Agreement.
Products Covered: Pest control products (ICS Code: 65.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
New Analytic Methods and Sampling Procedures for the United States National Residue Program for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
Distribution date: 16 July 2012
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that it is restructuring the United States National Residue Program (NRP) with respect to how sampling of chemical compounds and animal production and egg product classes is scheduled. To complement this new approach to sampling and scheduling, the Agency is implementing several multi-residue methods for analyzing samples of meat, poultry, and egg products for animal drug residues, pesticides, and environmental contaminants in its inspector-generated testing program. These modern, high-efficiency methods will conserve resources and provide useful and reliable results while enabling FSIS to analyze each sample for more chemical compounds than was previously possible.
Products Covered: Meat, poultry, and egg
Regulation Type: Regular notification
New Analytic Methods and Sampling Procedures for the United States National Residue Program for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
Distribution date: 16 July 2012
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that it is restructuring the United States National Residue Program (NRP) with respect to how sampling of chemical compounds and animal production and egg product classes is scheduled. To complement this new approach to sampling and scheduling, the Agency is implementing several multi-residue methods for analyzing samples of meat, poultry, and egg products for animal drug residues, pesticides, and environmental contaminants in its inspector-generated testing program. These modern, high-efficiency methods will conserve resources and provide useful and reliable results while enabling FSIS to analyze each sample for more chemical compounds than was previously possible.
Products Covered: Meat, poultry, and egg
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 11 September 2012
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticides: TCMTB, Fluridone
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08, 02.09 and 05.04) - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.01, 03,02, 03.04, 03.05 03.06 and 03.07) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.12) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.02, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 11 September 2012
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticides: TCMTB, Fluridone
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08, 02.09 and 05.04) - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.01, 03,02, 03.04, 03.05 03.06 and 03.07) - Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS Codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.12) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.02, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Pressure vessels (8 pages in Hebrew).
Distribution date: 09 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 07 September 2012
Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 4295. The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follows: ; { Adds a new introduction with a reference to the future pressure vessel standards reform planned in Israel according to the European Directive 97/23/EC. ; { Updates the references to International Standards. ; { Removes from the standard's scope Iso tank vessels for marine transportation. ; { Removes the definitions for buyer and manufacturer. ; { Adds a few clarifications to several paragraphs. ; { Changes paragraph 5 dealing with identification and marking. ; { Changes paragraph 6 dealing with the approval of a plant to manufacture pressure vessels. ; { Changes paragraph 7 dealing with the initial test for a new pressure vessel. ; { Allows a choice among one of the International Standards mentioned in paragraph 4 to plan, produce and test pressure vessels. ; Both the old standard and the new revised standard will be in effect for 1 year from the date of entry into force of the new standard. During this time equipment should be tested either according to the old or the new revised standard. ;
Products Covered: Pressure vessels (ICS: 23.020.30; HS: 2705, 2801, 7311, 8403, 8414.40, 8414.51, 8414.80 and 8451.40).
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Pressure vessels (8 pages in Hebrew).
Distribution date: 09 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 07 September 2012
Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 4295. The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follows: ; { Adds a new introduction with a reference to the future pressure vessel standards reform planned in Israel according to the European Directive 97/23/EC. ; { Updates the references to International Standards. ; { Removes from the standard's scope Iso tank vessels for marine transportation. ; { Removes the definitions for buyer and manufacturer. ; { Adds a few clarifications to several paragraphs. ; { Changes paragraph 5 dealing with identification and marking. ; { Changes paragraph 6 dealing with the approval of a plant to manufacture pressure vessels. ; { Changes paragraph 7 dealing with the initial test for a new pressure vessel. ; { Allows a choice among one of the International Standards mentioned in paragraph 4 to plan, produce and test pressure vessels. ; Both the old standard and the new revised standard will be in effect for 1 year from the date of entry into force of the new standard. During this time equipment should be tested either according to the old or the new revised standard. ;
Products Covered: Pressure vessels (ICS: 23.020.30; HS: 2705, 2801, 7311, 8403, 8414.40, 8414.51, 8414.80 and 8451.40).
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Law "On Plant Protection" Draft had been prepared based on the following EU legislation: Council Directive 2000/29/EC "On protective measures against introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plants products and against their spread within the Community" Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council "Concerning the placing of the plant protection products on the market ..."
Distribution date: 06 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 04 September 2012
The purposes of this law are: To ban the entrance and spread of pests in the territory of Albania. To protect plants and plant products from pests. To protect the human and animal health and environment from the use of Products for Plant Protection (PPP). To ensure the implementation of the international agreement in the field of plant protection. This draft law has the following chapters: Chapter I: General Provisions. Chapter II: Organization and performing of the plant protection. Chapter III: Pest control (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter IV: Phyto-sanitary service and quarantine inspection (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter V: Plant protection products (based on the Regulation (EC) 1107/2009). Chapter VI: Administrative infringements. Chapter VII: Final dispositions.
Products Covered: Plant health, plant protection products, registration and marketing of plant protection products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Law "On Plant Protection" Draft had been prepared based on the following EU legislation: Council Directive 2000/29/EC "On protective measures against introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plants products and against their spread within the Community" Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council "Concerning the placing of the plant protection products on the market ..."
Distribution date: 06 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 04 September 2012
The purposes of this law are: To ban the entrance and spread of pests in the territory of Albania. To protect plants and plant products from pests. To protect the human and animal health and environment from the use of Products for Plant Protection (PPP). To ensure the implementation of the international agreement in the field of plant protection. This draft law has the following chapters: Chapter I: General Provisions. Chapter II: Organization and performing of the plant protection. Chapter III: Pest control (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter IV: Phyto-sanitary service and quarantine inspection (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter V: Plant protection products (based on the Regulation (EC) 1107/2009). Chapter VI: Administrative infringements. Chapter VII: Final dispositions.
Products Covered: Plant health, plant protection products, registration and marketing of plant protection products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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