Bill C-8

Additional Information and Mandatory Reporting

(a) to compile information, conduct tests and monitor experience with the pest control product for the purpose of obtaining additional information with respect to its effects on human health and safety or the environment or with respect to its value; and

(b) to report the additional information to the Minister within the time and in the form specified in the notice.

(a) the pest control product poses a significant health or environmental risk; or

(b) it is in the public interest to do so.

Re-evaluation and Special Review

(a) if a decision of a type referred to in paragraph 28(1)(a) or (b) was made in relation to a pest control product on or after April 1, 1995, the Minister shall initiate a re-evaluation of that product no later than one year after 15 years have elapsed since the most recent decision of that type; and

(b) if the most recent decision of a type referred to in paragraph 28(1)(a) or (b) was made in relation to a pest control product before April 1, 1995, the Minister shall initiate a re-evaluation of that product no later than April 1, 2005 or the date that is one year after 15 years have elapsed since that decision, whichever date is later.

(a) two or more registrants may provide the information required under subsection (3) or paragraph 19(1)(a) jointly; and

(b) where the Minister is satisfied that the information required under subsection (3) or paragraph 19(1)(a) has been provided by one or more registrants, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 67(1)(h), permit another registrant to use or rely on that information to meet the requirements of those provisions.

(a) two or more registrants may provide the information required under subsection (1) or paragraph 19(1)(a) jointly; and

(b) where the Minister is satisfied that the information required under subsection (1) or paragraph 19(1)(a) has been provided by one or more registrants, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 67(1)(h), permit another registrant to use or rely on that information to meet the requirements of those provisions.

(a) the Minister may, by delivering a notice in writing, require the registrant to provide, in the form and within the period specified in the notice, additional information that the Minister considers necessary for the evaluation;

(b) the registrant has the burden of persuading the Minister that the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control product are acceptable; and

(c) the Minister shall consider the information provided by the registrant in support of the product and may consider any additional information, but the Minister shall give the registrant a reasonable opportunity to make representations in respect of the additional information before completing the evaluation.

(a) apply a scientifically based approach; and

(b) in relation to health risks,

(i) among other relevant factors, consider available information on aggregate exposure to the pest control product, namely dietary exposure and exposure from other non-occupational sources, including drinking water and use in and around homes and schools, and cumulative effects of the pest control product and other pest control products that have a common mechanism of toxicity,

(ii) apply appropriate margins of safety to take into account, among other relevant factors, the use of animal experimentation data and the different sensitivities to pest control products of major identifiable subgroups, including pregnant women, infants, children, women and seniors, and

(iii) in the case of a threshold effect, if the product is used in or around homes or schools, apply a margin of safety that is ten times greater than the margin of safety that would otherwise be applicable under subparagraph (ii) in respect of that threshold effect, to take into account potential pre- and post-natal toxicity and completeness of the data with respect to the exposure of, and toxicity to, infants and children, unless, on the basis of reliable scientific data, the Minister has determined that a different margin of safety would be appropriate.

(a) the registrant fails to satisfy a requirement under subsection 16(3) or 18(1) or paragraph 19(1)(a); or

(b) in the course of a re-evaluation or special review, the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the cancellation or amendment is necessary to deal with a situation that endangers human health or safety or the environment, taking into account the precautionary principle set out in subsection (2).

(a) amend the registration if the Minister considers that the health and environmental risks and value of the product would be acceptable after the amendment; or

(b) cancel the registration.

(a) no suitable alternative to the use of the pest control product is available; and

(b) the Minister considers that the health and environmental risks and value of the product are acceptable until the effective date of the amendment or cancellation.

(a) allow the continued possession, handling, storage, distribution and use of stocks of the product in Canada at the time of cancellation, subject to any conditions, including disposal procedures, that the Minister considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act;

(b) require the registrant to recall and dispose of the product in a manner specified by the Minister; or

(c) seize and dispose of the product.

Other Grounds for Cancellation or Amendment

(a) cancel or amend any registration in the registrant's name; and

(b) refuse to consider any application made by the registrant under this Act.

(a) cancel or amend the registration of the pest control product that was involved in the violation or offence where the person who committed the violation or offence is the registrant;

(b) cancel or amend the registration of any other pest control product in respect of which the person is the registrant; or

(c) refuse to consider any application made under this Act by the person during any period that the Minister considers appropriate.