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Policies, Guidelines and Codes of Practice

In this section, you will find the series of regulatory documents addressed to stakeholders that detail the Agency's guidelines, policies and regulation proposals. As well, science issues and any other regulatory issues are included.

Document Group

Document Number

Title

PREPARING AN APPLICATION







PRO96-01

Management of Submission Policy


DIR2006-05

Requirements for Submitting Data Index, Documents and Forms

REG2003-01

Guidance on Selecting the Correct Category for Pest Control Product Submissions

 

PMRA Electronic Regulatory System (e-PRS)

Registration Guidance: Memo

April 16, 1997

Guidance on Pest Control Product Cost Recovery Fees

T-1-249

Product Specific Registration and Proprietary Rights to Data

June 1, 2006

Transparency Requirements of the new Pest Control Products Act New Requirements for Applications to Register or Amend a Pest Control Product


DIR2005-02

Administrative Process for a Change in a Registrant’s Name or a Change in Registrant for a Pest Control Product

DIR2001-04

Notification / Non-notification


Form 6005

Application for New or Amended Registration

Form 6003

Product Specification Form


Form 6011

Fee Form

 

e-Index Builder

 

Evaluation Templates

DATA REQUIREMENTS

General








 

Use Site Category DACO Tables

DIR2006-05

Requirements for Submitting Data Index, Documents and Forms

DIR98-01

Good Laboratory Practices

DIR2006-03

Confidential Business Information Designation and Segregation Part 1: Submission of Test Data

DIR2006-04

Confidential Business Information Designation and Segregation Part 2: Previously Provided Test Data

DIR97-01

Comprehensive Data Summaries

DIR96-04

Aerial Application of Pesticides (Also under Labelling)

DIR93-13

Chemigation

PRO2003-02

Data Requirements and Labelling for Oilseed Oriental Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.)]

PRO2005-04

Guidance for Setting Pesticide Maximum Residue Limits Based on Field Trail Data

PRO98-04

Postapplication Exposure Monitoring Test Guidelines

 

Memo

July 6, 2004

Pest Control Products Containing Active Ingredients or Sources of Active Ingredients that are Not Currently Registered in Canada

Chemistry

DIR98-04

Chemistry Requirements for the Registration of a Technical Grade Active Ingredient or and Integrated System Product

DIR98-03

Chemistry Requirements for the Registration of a Manufacturing Concentrate or an End-use Product Formulation from Registered Technical Grade Active Ingredient or Integrated System Products

DIR98-02

Residue Chemistry Guidelines (a)
Residue Chemistry Guidelines (b)
Residue Chemistry Guidelines (c)

Toxicology

DIR2005-01

Guidelines for Developing a Toxicological Database for Chemical Pesticide Products

DIR93-18

Pre-Harvest Intervals for Grazing and Cutting for Hay of Immature Crops Treated with Pesticides

Environment

T-1-255 

Guidelines for Determining Environmental Chemistry and Fate of Pesticides

Efficacy

DIR2003-04

Efficacy Guidelines for Plant Protection Products

REG2002-04

Category C Submissions Efficacy Reviews

T-1-215

Efficacy Data for Antimicrobial Products

Formulants

DIR2006-02

Formulants Policy and Implementation Guidance Document

REG2005-01

List of Formulants

DIR93-11

Chlorofluorocarbons in Pesticide Products

Renewal

 

Registration Renewal for Pest Control Products Registered Under the Pest Control Products Act

Research Authorizations

DIR98-05

Chemical Pesticide Research Permit Guidelines

PRO2002-02

Guidelines for the Research and Registration of Pest Control Products Containing Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals

PRO93-05

Research Permit Guidelines for Microbial Pest Control Products

DIR93-14

Classification of Beans on Labels and Research Requirements

SPECIAL GROUPS OR PRODUCTS

Adjuvants


DIR93-15

Registration Requirements for Adjuvant Products

Antifouling


DIR94-03

Registration of Antifouling Coatings

Antifouling

Antisapstain


PRO93-01

Guidelines for Registration of Antisapstain Products

Devices 


DIR99-01

Regulatory Status of Electrical Devices Intended for the Control of Flying Insect Pests

Import and Export

DIR95-06

Pesticide Export Guidelines

Fact Sheet

Requirements for the Commercial Importation of Pest Control Products

Insect Repellent and Sunscreen Combinations

REG2000-07

Personal Insect Repellent and Sunscreen Combinations

Microbial Pest Control Products

DIR2001-02

Guidelines for the Registration of Microbial Pest Control Agents and Products

Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals

PRO2002-02

Guidelines for the Research and Registration of Pest Control Products Containing Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals

Plant Growth Regulators

DIR93-09

Plant Growth Regulators

Pool and Spa Chemicals

DIR93-05

Scheduling of Selected Pool and Spa Chemicals

 

Regulation of Swimming Pool and Spa Chemicals


SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSION

Reduced Risk Pesticides

DIR2002-02

The PMRA Initiative for Reduced Risk Pesticides


Emergency Registration

DIR2001-05

Registration of Pesticides for Emergency Use


Importation for Manufacturing and Export Program

DIR95-05

Importation for Manufacturing and Export Program


Initial Product / Private Label

DIR93-21

Initial Product/Private Label Registration Process


Master Copy Products

DIR93-20

Master Products/Master Copy Registration Process


User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion

DIR2001-01

User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion (URMULE)


User Requested Minor Use Registration (URMUR)

DIR99-05

User Requested Minor Use Registration (URMUR)


DECISION MAKING








DIR93-17

Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Pesticides


DIR-93-19

Registration of Products Sold in Response to an Invitation to Tender


 

Value and Efficacy Assessments


DIR99-03

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency's Strategy for Implementing the Toxic Substances Management Policy (TSMP)

DIR2001-03

PMRA Re-evaluation Program

PRO2005-06

Agricultural Buffer Zone Strategy Proposal

SPN2000-01

A Decision Framework for Risk Assessment and Risk Management in the Pest Management Regulatory Agency

SPN2001-01

Guidance for Identifying Pesticides that have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity for Human Health Risk Assessment

SPN2003-01

Choosing a Percentile of Acute Dietary Exposure as a Threshold of Concern

SPN2003-02

Assigning Values to Nondetected/Nonquantified Pesticide Residues in Food

SPN2003-03

Assessing Exposure from Pesticides in Food A User’s Guide

SPN2003-04

General Principles for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessments

SPN2003-05

Guidance for Refining Anticipated Residue Estimates for use in Acute Dietary Probabilistic Risk Assessment

SPN2004-01

Estimating the Water Component of a Dietary Exposure Assessment

LABELLING OF PRODUCTS























































 

Bilingual Labelling Lexicon


LPS2003-01

Label Process Changes Part 1: Overview

LPS2003-02

Label Process Changes Part 2: Guidance to Industry

DIR99-04

Disposal Statements for Control Product Labels

REG2001-05

Residue Level Label Statement

DIR2002-01

Canadian Label Improvement Program for Pesticides Used on Companion Animals

C92-07

Label Improvement Program, Mercury in-Can Paint Preservatives and Copper and Zinc Naphthenate Wood Preservatives

DIR96-04

Aerial Application of Pesticides

C90-14

Use of Natural/Naturel and Organic/Biologique on Pesticide Labels

DIR93-06

Model Labels for Pool and Spa Products Not Eligible for Scheduling

C91-04

Labelling Requirements for Pesticides Exported from the US to Canada

DIR93-10

Pesticides for Use in Forest and Woodlands Management

DIR93-12

Pesticides for Aquatic Applications

Memo

July 27, 2005

DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) Statement of Guarantee and Labelling Allowances

DIR96-02

Environment Label Claims and Advertising of Pest Control Products

DIR99-06

Voluntary Pesticide Resistance-Management Labelling Based on Target Site/Mode of Action

RRD

Active specific label requirements may be identified in Re-evaluation Decision Documents (RDD)


T-1-242

Rates and Labelling Requirements for Metered Pyrethrin Products

DIR94-06

Colour Standards for Seed Treatment Products and Labelling of Treated Seed

PRO2003-02

Data Requirements and Labelling for Oilseed Oriental Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.)]

OTHER POLICIES

 

Memo

Jan 25, 2001

PMRA and the EPA Commit to the Harmonization of the Registration Process

DIR99-02

Advertising Pest Control Products

REG2001-02

Communications with Registrants, Applicants and Agents: Electronic Distribution of Information on the PMRA Web Site

REG2001-07

Online Product Information Search Capability

PRO2006-01

Compliance Policy

 

The Report of the Federal Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Committee on Pest Management and Pesticides Workshop on User Compliance

 


Last updated: 2006-06-28

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