Pest Control Products, HS 3808, (ICS: 65.100)

Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Regulations (Strengthening the Regulation of Pest Control Products in Canada); (41 page(s), in English), (41 page(s), in French)

Health Canada is proposing amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations in response to the spring 2022 consultations on the targeted review of the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA). The proposed amendments would:

·        make it easier to access confidential test data (CTD) for research and re-analysis purposes;

·        increase transparency for maximum residue limit (MRL) applications for imported food products;

·        give the Minister of Health the explicit authority to require submission of information on cumulative effects on the environment (CEE);

·        require the Minister of Health to consider CEE during risk assessments where information and methodology are available; and

·        strengthen consideration of species at risk (SAR) by giving the Minister of Health the explicit authority to require registrants and applicants to submit information on species at risk.

The proposed amendments were pre-published on June 15, 2024, and are open to comments for 70 days.