Distribution date: 02 May 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

Describes the procedures to be followed by the inspectors to supervise pesticide manufacturers, exporters and importers.

Products Covered: Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides (3808)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 July 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to revise the regulation that sets forth the requirements for the carcinogenicity testing of compounds used in food-producing animals to allow the Agency and sponsors greater flexibility when choosing the types of studies used for testing the carcinogenicity of compounds used in food-producing animals. FDA is proposing to revise the study requirements because FDA recognizes that advances in models used to assess the carcinogenicity of compounds have been made. The specific requirement that a sponsor must conduct oral, chronic, dose-response studies would be deleted under the proposed regulation. Sponsors would have more options for testing the carcinogenicity of compounds used in food-producing animals.

Products Covered: Compounds used in food-producing animals

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 September 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend the regulations by revising the definition of "biological products". The amendment is necessary in order to reflect current usage and advances in scientific knowledge, and to clarify certain parts of the definition. APHIS is also proposing to add a definition of "guidelines" to the regulations. Guidelines are used to assist manufacturers of veterinary biologics and other interested persons regarding test procedures, methods, and other considerations that would be acceptable to the agency in support of licensure of a veterinary biological product.

Products Covered: Veterinary biological products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 26 September 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

This standard is aimed at designing new, and reconstructing existing drinking water treatment plants. Water treatment technology, equipment, chemicals and operation materials destined for drinking water treatment plants have to comply with hygienic and technical requirements. Obligatory articles 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 4.1.4, 4.2.1, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.6, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.6, 5.4.9, 5.4.13, 5.4.21, 6.2.8, 6.3.8, state obligatory requirements dealing mainly with materials that are in contact with unpurified and drinking water (tanks and pipes coatings), equipment and chemical substances used for disinfection, flocculation, water hardness modification, fluoridation, operation materials used as filter fillings, as well as equipment causing noise and vibrations (pumps, blowers, fans, mixing devices in chemical production, etc.)

Products Covered: Water treatment plants

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 26 September 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

The new techniques of biotechnology, in particular genetic engineering, are being used to develop new agricultural and food products of benefit to both the Canadian public and other stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sector. These amendments have been developed to clarify that the Feeds Act, Fertilizers Act, Health of Animals Act and Seeds Act contain the authority to allow Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to conduct environmental assessments prior to field releases (or trials) of products under these Acts. These amendments will also clarify for stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sector and the public that field releases meet appropriate standards for environmental and human safety and are considered equivalent to standards under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).The amendments to the Seeds Regulations provide regulation of both confined and unconfined releases (releases on an unrestricted basis with no conditions of confinement) into the environment of all plants with novel traits, including forest trees.The amendments to the Feeds Regulations will apply to all novel feeds (feeds that are not listed in regulatory schedules IV or V of the Feeds Regulations or are not substantially equivalent to feeds used presently in Canada) intended for livestock that are released outside of contained facilities.

Products Covered: Biotechnology

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 November 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

This Mexican Official Standard is mandatory throughout the national territory. It establishes the minimum requirements for the preparation of vaccines used in the prevention and control of Newcastle disease.

Products Covered: Vaccines

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 21 November 1996 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

The purpose of this Mexican Official Standard is to establish the minimum requirements for vaccines, antigens and reagents used in the prevention and control of foot and mouth disease. It applies to all vaccines, antigens and reagents of domestic or foreign origin used in the prevention and control of foot and mouth disease.

Products Covered: Vaccines, antigens and reagents

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 March 1997 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

Provisional ban on the placing on the market of certain ingredients of bovine, ovine and caprine origin for the manufacturing of cosmetic products.

Products Covered: Cosmetic products as defined in Article 1 of Directive 76/68: any substance or preparation intended for placing in contact with the various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or principally to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 07 April 1997 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

Requirements relating to the import/export of plants, plant products and phytosanitary products in the Republic of Benin

Products Covered: -Plant products-Phytopharmaceutical products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 April 1997 | Final date for Comment: 25 April 2025

Identification of 66 active substances banned from import into Benin

Products Covered: Phytopharmaceutical products

Regulation Type: Regular notification