Pest Control Products Regulations (SOR/2006-124)

General Requirements for Certificates

Marginal note:Expiry

56 A research authorization certificate and a research notification certificate expire on December 31 of the year in which they are issued, unless another expiry date is specified in the certificate.

Marginal note:Not renewable

57 Neither a research authorization certificate nor a research notification certificate is renewable.

Marginal note:Not transferable

58 Neither a research authorization certificate nor a research notification certificate is transferable.

Signage at Research Sites

Marginal note:Requirements

59 Unless otherwise specified as a condition by the Minister under subsection 41(1) of the Act, a research establishment must post signs at every research site that

• (a) show all of the following information:

  • (i) the following primary message, in both English and French:

    “PEST CONTROL EXPERIMENTAL SITE / SITE D’EXPÉRIMENTATION DE LUTTE ANTIPARASITAIRE

    DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. / ACCÈS INTERDIT SANS AUTORISATION

    CONTACT (contact name) AT (phone number). / S’ADRESSER À (nom du responsable) AU (n^o de téléphone).”, and

  • (ii) the research authorization certificate number or research notification certificate number, when there is one;

• (b) are visible, legible, indelible and posted at every entrance to the research site on each side of the entrance;

• (c) are posted before treatment begins and remain posted until any treated food or feed crop is harvested or as long as data are being collected; and

• (d) may include the name of the pest control product that is the subject of the research and the name and logo of its manufacturer, if they are printed smaller than the primary message.

Experimental Labels

Marginal note:Requirement

• 60 (1) A research establishment must ensure that every pest control product that is used in research is accompanied by an experimental label.

• Marginal note:Contents

  (2) An experimental label must

  • (a) show all of the information specified in section 26, except paragraphs 26(1)(d), (g), (i) and (k) and (2)(d);

  • (b) show

    • (i) the following information on the principal display panel:

      • (A) the statement “EXPERIMENTAL USE ONLY”,

      • (B) the research authorization certificate number or the research notification certificate number, when there is one, as follows:

        • (I) “RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION/NOTIFICATION NO. (assigned number) PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT”, or

        • (II) “RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION/NOTIFICATION NO. (assigned number) P.C.P. ACT”,

      • (C) the statement “SALE PROHIBITED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN A RESEARCHER OR COOPERATOR.”,

      • (D) the statement “KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN”,

      • (E) the manufacturer’s name and address, and

      • (F) when the research involves the use of a pest control product that contains a formulant that is on Part 2 of the List of Pest Control Product Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern, the statement “Warning: contains the allergen (name of allergen)”,

    • (ii) on the secondary display panel, when the research involves the use of an unregistered pest control product, in the instructions on decontamination procedures and disposal referred to in paragraph 26(2)(b), the statement “Any unused product must be returned to the manufacturer.”, and

    • (iii) on the secondary display panel, despite paragraph (a), the statement set out in subparagraph 26(2)(e)(ii) amended to read as follows: “Take the experimental label with you when seeking medical attention.”; and

  • (c) represent the intended research as described in the research plan.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) Despite paragraph (2)(a), when the research involves the use of a registered pest control product, the following information need not be shown on the experimental label if that label is used in conjunction with the approved label:

  • (a) the net quantity referred to in paragraph 26(1)(j);

  • (b) instructions on decontamination procedures and disposal referred to in paragraph 26(2)(b);

  • (c) information that identifies any significant risk to the environment, and instructions on procedures to reduce those risks, referred to in paragraph 26(2)(c); and

  • (d) the notice to users referred to in paragraph 26(2)(g).

Marginal note:Copies

61 A research establishment must

• (a) supply to every researcher and cooperator involved in the research a copy of the experimental label, which must be the approved experimental label if a research authorization certificate or research notification certificate has been issued; and

• (b) produce a copy of the experimental label to the Minister on request.

62 [Repealed, SOR/2014-24, s. 25]

Records

Marginal note:Contents

63 A research establishment must maintain records that contain all of the following information for each research project, for five years after the end of the project:

• (a) the name and quantity of every pest control product used;

• (b) the names of the researchers and cooperators;

• (c) the locations of the research sites;

• (d) a description of the application methods; and

• (e) the test data generated.

Import for Research Purposes

Marginal note:Conditions for import

64 A research establishment may import an unregistered pest control product for the purpose of conducting research if

• (a) the product is imported in accordance with section 36; and

• (b) the quantity being imported is not more than that specified in a research authorization certificate or research notification certificate or that which is necessary to conduct the research for which a research establishment is exempt under section 55.

Unused Pest Control Products

Marginal note:Unregistered products

65 A research establishment must return to the manufacturer any unused unregistered pest control products.

Marginal note:Registered products

66 A research establishment must return to the manufacturer any unused registered pest control product unless it is kept by the research establishment to be used by a researcher or cooperator involved in the research in a way that is consistent with the directions on the approved label.

Distribution

Marginal note:Researchers and cooperators only

67 A research establishment may not distribute a pest control product that is used in the conduct of research to any person that is not a researcher or cooperator involved in the research, except in accordance with section 65 or 66.

Marginal note:Treated food and feed crops

68 When a research authorization certificate is issued, treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that may contain residues as a result of the research must not be sold unless

• (a) written authorization to do so is set out on the certificate; and

• (b) in the case of research that involves the use of a chemical pest control product, residues do not exceed an amount that would result in the sale of the food being prohibited under section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.

Marginal note:Research — section 53 criteria

69 In the case of research that meets the criteria set out in section 53 and for which a research notification certificate is issued,

• (a) in the case of research that involves the use of a chemical pest control product, treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that may contain residues as a result of research must not be sold unless the residues do not exceed an amount that would result in the sale of the food being prohibited under section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act; and

• (b) in the case of research that involves the use of a microbial agent, other than one that contains Bacillus thuringiensis registered for use on agricultural crops, treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that may contain residues as a result of research must not be sold.

Marginal note:Research — subsection 55(2) criteria

70 In the case of research that meets the criteria set out in subsection 55(2), treated food and feed crops from research sites and meat (including meat by-products and fat), milk and eggs that may contain residues as a result of research must not be sold unless

• (a) in the case of research that involves the use of a chemical pest control product, residues do not exceed an amount that would result in the sale of the food being prohibited under section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act; and

• (b) in the case of research that involves the use of a semiochemical, the research meets the criteria set out in subparagraph 55(2)(c)(viii).

Sampling

Marginal note:Representative samples

71 A sample of a pest control product that is taken by an inspector under paragraph 48(1)(b) of the Act must be representative of the lot from which it is taken and may consist of

• (a) the entire package, in the case of a liquid packaged in containers of less than 5 L;

• (b) the entire package, in the case of a dry material packaged in containers of less than 5 kg;

• (c) the device, in the case of a device; and

• (d) the treated article, in the case of a treated article.

Detention

Marginal note:Detention tag

72 If a pest control product is seized under subsection 52(1) of the Act, the inspector must attach a detention tag to at least one package of the pest control product in the lot that is seized.

73 [Repealed, SOR/2017-91, s. 9]

Repeal

74 [Repeal]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Coming into force

75 These Regulations come into force on June 28, 2006.